Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cire perdue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
cire per-due
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lost wax.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French, from cire (“wax”) and perdue (“lost”).

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Questions

What does cire perdue mean?
Synonym of lost wax.
Where does cire perdue come from?
From French, from cire (“wax”) and perdue (“lost”).

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