Wax

"Wax" in French

de cire

(made of wax)

cire

(oily, water-resistant substance)

cire

(preparation containing wax, used as a polish)

fart

(oily, water-resistant substance)

cirer

(to coat with wax)

cirer

(apply wax to)

croître

(phase of a planet)

croître

(literary: grow)

croître

(of the moon: appear larger each night)

devenir

(to assume specified characteristic)

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