cire perdue

cire per·due

C c

Definitions of cire perdue words

noun cire perdue a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away 3
noun cire perdue lost-wax process. 1
noun cire perdue lost wax. 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; short for French moulage à cire perdue mold on lost wax

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer