Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Having a shiny, glossy surface, often due to the application of wax or heat treatment.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA glossy finish applied to fabric. · A fabric featuring such finish.
Borrowed from French ciré (“waxed; made shiny”). Attested in English from the 1920s.
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