Definition of cire perdue in English:

cire perdue

noun ˌsɪə pəːˈdjuːˌsir pərˈdyo͞o

mass noun

A method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould. The wax is melted in the mould and drained out, and bronze poured into the space left, producing a hollow bronze figure when the core is discarded.
Also called lost wax
Example sentencesExamples
- The lost-wax process (cire perdue) remains the tried and true method.
- Most of the main metalworking techniques were well developed, including casting (in two piece and cire perdue (lost wax) moulds), alloying, annealing, sheet metalwork, riveting, wire-making, graving, and soldering.
- They have been beautifully inscribed on both sides of the tablet, either from a mould using the cire perdue (lost wax) technique or, more probably, by direct engraving on the bronze.

Origin

French, 'lost wax'.

Definition of cire perdue in US English:

cire perdue

nounˌsir pərˈdyo͞o

another term for lost wax
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the main metalworking techniques were well developed, including casting (in two piece and cire perdue (lost wax) moulds), alloying, annealing, sheet metalwork, riveting, wire-making, graving, and soldering.
- The lost-wax process (cire perdue) remains the tried and true method.
- They have been beautifully inscribed on both sides of the tablet, either from a mould using the cire perdue (lost wax) technique or, more probably, by direct engraving on the bronze.

Origin

French, ‘lost wax’.

单词	cire perdue
释义	Definition of cire perdue in English: cire perdue noun ˌsɪə pəːˈdjuːˌsir pərˈdyo͞o mass noun A method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould. The wax is melted in the mould and drained out, and bronze poured into the space left, producing a hollow bronze figure when the core is discarded. Also called lost wax Example sentencesExamples The lost-wax process (cire perdue) remains the tried and true method. Most of the main metalworking techniques were well developed, including casting (in two piece and cire perdue (lost wax) moulds), alloying, annealing, sheet metalwork, riveting, wire-making, graving, and soldering. They have been beautifully inscribed on both sides of the tablet, either from a mould using the cire perdue (lost wax) technique or, more probably, by direct engraving on the bronze. Origin French, 'lost wax'. Definition of cire perdue in US English: cire perdue nounˌsir pərˈdyo͞o another term for lost wax Example sentencesExamples Most of the main metalworking techniques were well developed, including casting (in two piece and cire perdue (lost wax) moulds), alloying, annealing, sheet metalwork, riveting, wire-making, graving, and soldering. The lost-wax process (cire perdue) remains the tried and true method. They have been beautifully inscribed on both sides of the tablet, either from a mould using the cire perdue (lost wax) technique or, more probably, by direct engraving on the bronze. Origin French, ‘lost wax’.
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