"lost wax" meaning in English

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        "A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture."
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        {
          "word": "cire perdue"
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          "word": "lost-wax casting"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "method of casting using wax",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "cera perduda"
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          "sense": "method of casting using wax",
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      "sense": "method of casting using wax",
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      "word": "cera perduda"
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