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cere2

[seer]
verb (used with object), cered, cer·ing.
  1. Archaic. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, especially a corpse.
  2. Obsolete. to wax.
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Origin of cere2

1375–1425; late Middle English ceren < Latin cērāre to wax, verbal derivative of cēra wax
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Historical Examples

  • Ul′cered, affected with an ulcer; Ul′cerous, of the nature of an ulcer: affected with an ulcer.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)

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British Dictionary definitions for cered

cere1

noun
  1. a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
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Word Origin

C15: from Old French cire wax, from Latin cēra

cere2

verb
  1. (tr) to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth
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Word Origin

C15: from Latin cērāre, from cēra wax
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Word Origin and History for cered

cere

n.

late 15c., from French cire "wax" (12c.), from Latin cera "wax, wax seal, wax writing tablet," related to Greek keros "beeswax," of unknown origin.

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