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1cere

verb \ˈsir\
ceredcer·ing

Definition of CERE

transitive verb
:  to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth
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Origin of CERE

Middle English, to impregnate with wax, from Middle French cirer, from Latin cerare, from cera
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CERE

beer, bier, blear, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year

2cere

noun

Definition of CERE

:  a usually waxy protuberance or enlarged area at the base of the bill of a bird

Origin of CERE

Middle French cere, from Medieval Latin cera, from Latin, wax
First Known Use: 15th century
Medical Dictionary

cere

transitive verb \ˈsi(ə)r\
ceredcer·ing

Medical Definition of CERE

:  to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth

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