(sir) v.t. cered, cer·ing
1. Obs. To cover with or as with wax; to wax.
2. To wrap in cerecloth; wrap (a dead body). ◆ Homophones: sear, sere. [<F cirer <L cerare smear with wax <cera wax]

(sir) noun Ornithol.
A waxlike, fleshy area about the bill, in parrots and birds of prey, containing the nostrils. ◆ Homophones: sear, sere. [<F cire <L cera wax]