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cere

UK/sɪɚ/ uncommon

verb

1.

wrap us in a cerecloth

  • “cerecloth a corpse”

Origin

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cērō (“to smear or coat with wax”).

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