cere 1
— cered , adj. — cereless , adj.
/sear/ , n. Ornith.
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, esp. a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
[ 1480-90; earlier sere, sp. var. of * cere cera lit., wax ]
cere 2
/sear/ , v.t., cered, cering .
1. Archaic. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, esp. a corpse.
2. Obs. to wax.
[ 1375-1425; late ME ceren cerare to wax, v. deriv. of cera wax ]