cere

¹cere

transitive verb \ˈsir\

ceredcer·ing

Definition of CERE

: to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth

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

cere

transitive verb \ˈsi(ə)r\   (Medical Dictionary)

ceredcer·ing

Medical Definition of CERE

: to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth