\Ce*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? ointment for wrestlers, the
place for wrestling, fr. khroy^n to wax over, fr. khro`s
wax.]
1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which
   wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.
2. (Anc. Arch.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which
   bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The cere of birds.