cering

Variant of cere

cere definition

cere (sir)

noun

a waxy, often brightly colored, fleshy area at the base of the beak of some birds, as the parrot, eagle, hawk, etc.: it contains the nostrils

Etymology: Fr cire < L cera, wax < Gr kēros

transitive verb cered, cering cer′·ing

to wrap in or as in a cerecloth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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