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Meaning of CERE

Pronunciation:  seer

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  wrap us in a cerecloth, as of a corpse
 
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 See Also: wrap, wrap up

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Cere\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.] (Zo["o]l.)
    The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of
    prey, parrots, and some other birds. See {Beak}.
    
  2. \Cere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Cering}.] [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]
    To wax; to cover or close with wax. --Wiseman.
    
 
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