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cere
1[ seer ]
noun
, Ornithology.
- a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
cere
2[ seer ]
verb (used with object)
, cered, cer·ing.
- Archaic. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, especially a corpse.
- Obsolete. to wax.
cere
1/ sɪə /
verb
- tr to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth
cere
2/ sɪə /
noun
- a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
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Other Words From
- cered adjective
- cereless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cere1
1480–90; earlier sere, spelling variant of *cere < Medieval Latin cēra literally, wax < Latin
Origin of cere2
1375–1425; late Middle English ceren < Latin cērāre to wax, verbal derivative of cēra wax
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cere1
C15: from Latin cērāre, from cēra wax
Origin of cere2
C15: from Old French cire wax, from Latin cēra
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Example Sentences
Its cere and feet were yellow, and the circle of its eyelids a bright yellow.
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When we arrived on the spot, where the Bagh cere-mony was celebrated, the festivity was at its height.
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That you may live long to continue your useful labors, and reap the reward in the thankfulness of nations, is my sin cere prayer.
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The bill is orange and black, the caruncles on his forehead orange, and the cere orange; the orbits scarlet, and the irides white.
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The cere and plainly notched bill of this carving clearly indicate a hawk, of what species it would be impossible to say.
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