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French
Etymology
From Middle French cirage. By surface analysis, cirer + age.
Pronunciation
Noun
cirage m (plural cirages)
- polish (product used to make things shiny)
- waxing, polishing, wax, polish (act of waxing or polishing)
- Synonyms: astiquage, encaustiquage
- (slang) stupor, confusion
- être dans le cirage ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- ne pas être sorti du cirage ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Further reading
- “cirage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “cirage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “cirage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “cirage” in languefrancaise.net, Bob, dictionnaire de français argotique, populaire et familier, 2023.
- “cirage” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “cirage” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “cirage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
Noun
cirage m (plural cirages)
- waxing, polishing, wax, polish (act of waxing or polishing)
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