Cere

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cere \Cere\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.] (Zool.)
     The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of
     prey, parrots, and some other birds. See {Beak}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cere \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cere
       v : wrap us in a cerecloth; "cerecloth a corpse"