What does cere mean?
Definitions for cere
sɪərcere
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Princeton's WordNet
cereverb
the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
cereverb
wrap up in a cerecloth
"cere a corpse"
Wiktionary
cerenoun
A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Cerenoun
the soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak
Cereverb
to wax; to cover or close with wax
Etymology: [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]
Wikidata
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
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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Anagrams for cere »
Cree
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cere in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- cèirScottish Gaelic
- woskówkaPolish
- 蜡Chinese
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