I. ˈsi(ə)r transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English ceren, seren, from Middle French cirer, from Latin cerare, from cera wax — more at cereus
1. obsolete : to smear or cover with or as if with wax
2. : to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sere, from Middle French cire, cere, from Medieval Latin cera, from Latin, wax
: a protuberance or tumid area at the base of the bill of a bird ; specifically : a soft swollen mass through which the nostrils open at the base of the upper mandible and which occurs especially in birds of prey and parrots and in the latter is often feathered