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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having a highly glazed finish, usually by the application of wax.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, past participle of cirer, to wax, from Latin cērāre; see cerated.]

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