cereous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cereous
1595–1605; < Latin cēreus waxen, equivalent to cēr ( a ) wax + -eus -eous
Example Sentences
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Full of excitement and pleasure, she proceeded with the work until the whole cereous coating was removed.
From Project Gutenberg
Every night the room in which I sit is lighted up like a town after a great naval victory, and in this cereous galaxy, and with a blazing fire, it is scarcely possible to be low-spirited; a thousand pleasing images spring up in the mind, and I can see the little blue demons scampering off like parish boys pursued by the beadle.
From Project Gutenberg
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