cere 1 (sîr) tr.v. cered ,
cer·ing ,
ceres To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.
[Middle English ceren, ciren , from Old French cirer , to cover with wax , from Latin cērāre ; see cerate .]
cere 2 (sîr) n. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.
[Middle English sere , from Old French cire , from Medieval Latin cēra , from Latin, wax ; see cerate .]
cered adj.
cere (sɪə ) n (Zoology) a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
[C15: from Old French cire wax, from Latin cēra ]
cere (sɪə ) vb (tr ) to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth
[C15: from Latin cērāre, from cēra wax]
cere1 (sɪər) n. a fleshy covering at the top of the beak of certain birds, as raptors or parrots, through which the nostrils open.
[1480–90; sere, sp. variant of *cere < Medieval Latin cēra literally, wax < Latin]
cered, adj.
cere2 (sɪər) v.t. cered, cer•ing. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin cērāre to wax, v. derivative of cēra wax]
cere Past participle: ceredGerund: ceringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I cere you cere he/she/it ceres we cere you cere they cere
Preterite I cered you cered he/she/it cered we cered you cered they cered
Present Continuous I am cering you are cering he/she/it is cering we are cering you are cering they are cering
Present Perfect I have cered you have cered he/she/it has cered we have cered you have cered they have cered
Past Continuous I was cering you were cering he/she/it was cering we were cering you were cering they were cering
Past Perfect I had cered you had cered he/she/it had cered we had cered you had cered they had cered
Future I will cere you will cere he/she/it will cere we will cere you will cere they will cere
Future Perfect I will have cered you will have cered he/she/it will have cered we will have cered you will have cered they will have cered
Future Continuous I will be cering you will be cering he/she/it will be cering we will be cering you will be cering they will be cering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been cering you have been cering he/she/it has been cering we have been cering you have been cering they have been cering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been cering you will have been cering he/she/it will have been cering we will have been cering you will have been cering they will have been cering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been cering you had been cering he/she/it had been cering we had been cering you had been cering they had been cering
Conditional I would cere you would cere he/she/it would cere we would cere you would cere they would cere
Past Conditional I would have cered you would have cered he/she/it would have cered we would have cered you would have cered they would have cered