Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with object), cered, cer·ing.
- Archaic. to wrap in or as if in a cerecloth, especially a corpse.
- Obsolete. to wax.
noun
- a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak in such birds as the parrot
verb
- (tr) to wrap (a corpse) in a cerecloth
late 15c., from French cire “wax” (12c.), from Latin cera “wax, wax seal, wax writing tablet,” related to Greek keros “beeswax,” of unknown origin.