What does cere mean?

Definitions for cere
sɪərcere

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cereverb

    the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds

  2. cereverb

    wrap up in a cerecloth

    "cere a corpse"

Wiktionary

  1. cerenoun

    A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CEREverb

    To wax.

    Etymology: from cera, Lat. wax.

    You ought to pierce the skin with a needle, and strong brown thread, cered about half an inch from the edges of the lips. Richard Wiseman.

ChatGPT

  1. cere

    Cere is a soft, often waxy area, located at the top of a bird's beak, particularly in certain species of birds like parrots and pigeons. It contains the bird's nostrils or nares and may have a variety of colors depending on the species and gender of the bird.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cerenoun

    the soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak

  2. Cereverb

    to wax; to cover or close with wax

  3. Etymology: [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]

Wikidata

  1. Cère

    The Cère is a 120 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns: ⁕Cantal: Vic-sur-Cère, Arpajon-sur-Cère ⁕Corrèze ⁕Lot: Bretenoux The Cère flows into the Dordogne River near Bretenoux.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cere

    sēr, v.t. to cover with wax.—n. the bare waxlike patch at the base of the upper part of the beak in birds.—adj. Cerā′ceous, of or like wax.—ns. Cerā′go, a wax-like substance (bee-bread) used by bees as food; Cere′cloth, Cere′ment, a cloth dipped in melted wax in which to wrap a dead body: a winding-sheet or grave-clothes generally.—adjs. Cē′reous, waxy; Cē′ric.—ns. Cē′rin, Cē′rine, the portion of wax which dissolves in boiling alcohol: a waxy substance obtained by boiling grated cork in alcohol; Cē′rograph, a writing on wax: an encaustic painting.—adjs. Cerograph′ic, -al.—ns. Cerog′raphist; Cerog′raphy, the art of writing or engraving on wax.—adj. Ceroplas′tic, modelled or moulded in wax.—n. the art of modelling in wax.—n. Cer′osine, a wax-like substance produced on the surface of certain species of sugar-cane. [L. cera, cog. with Gr. kēros, wax; Gr. graphein, to write, plassein, to mould.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cere in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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