Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cere

Cere , noun

[Latin cera wax: compare French cire.]

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

Cere , transitive verb

[Latin cerare, from cera wax: compare French cirer.]

To wax; to cover or close with wax. — Wiseman