NOUN (1)

1. the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds;


VERB (1)

1. wrap up in a cerecloth;
- Example: "cere a corpse"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cere \Cere\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.] (Zool.)
   The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of
   prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cere \Cere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cered; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Cering.] [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]
   To wax; to cover or close with wax. --Wiseman.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cere
    n 1: the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of
         some birds
    v 1: wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse"