cere

cere ¹  (sîr)

tr.v. cered, cer·ing, ceres

To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.

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[Middle English ceren, ciren, from Old French cirer, to cover with wax, from Latin crre; see cerate.]

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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.

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[Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Medieval Latin cra, from Latin, wax; see cerate.]

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cered adj.

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cere¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot

[from Old French cire wax, from Latin cēra]

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cere²

vb

(tr) to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth

[from Latin cērāre, from cēra wax]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cere - the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds beak, neb, nib, pecker, bill - horny projecting mouth of a bird
Verb	1.	cere - wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse" wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"