Cere

ser, n. Naked wax-like skin at the base of birds' su , — v. [cered (serd), cering.] To wax, or Cestus, cover with wax. [L. cerare, ceratum, to wax, cera, leather W. ewyr. Ir. and Ga. ceir, Gr. keros, wax.] — Cera'- Cetacea, ceo us, -shus, a. Of the nature of, etc. — Ce'rate, of -rat, n. (Med.) Thick ointment, made of wax, oil, ding etc. — Ce'rated, a. Covered with, etc. — CeriFermonster.] — OUB, -er-us, a. Producing, etc. [L. ferre, to bear.] mal Ceru'men, n. The wax of the ear. [NL.] — Ce'- a. rine, -rin, n. The part of bees-wax soluble in boilural ing alcohol. — Cere'cloth, n. A cloth smeared with Chafe, melted wax. — Cere'ment, n. A cloth dipped in To — melted wax, used in embalming bodies. [OF.] to »m, fame, far, pa or opera, fare end, eve, CHAFE n. A writing on wax art of engraving wax spread upon copper, from which a stereo plate taken. [Gr. graphein, to write.] — Cero- -ical, a. Pert, to, etc. — Ceroplas'tic. n. of modeling in wax. — a. Pert, to, etc. [Gr. to form.] se're-al, a. Pert, to edible grain, as wheat, rye, — n. Any edible grain. [L. cereal is, pert, to Ceres, godde of corn.] sCr'e-brum, n. (Anat.) The superior and division of the brain. [L., fr. Gr. fcaro, the — Cer'ebral, a. Pert, to, etc. — Cerebellum, n. pi. -bel'la, The hinder and low division of the brain. [L., dim. of cerebrum.] — -beKlous, -lus, a. Pert, to, etc. ser'e-mo-nl, n. Outward rite external in religion forms of civility. [F. ceremonie, ceerimonia, a ceremony, Skr. karman, a religious a rite.] — Ceremoynial, a. Pert, to, etc. — n. established system of rules and ceremonies. — adv. — Ceremo'nious, -nl-us, a. Conof, or according to, outward forms and rites; particular in observing forms; precise; — Ceremo'niously, adv. se-rez^, a. Cherry-colored. [F., a cherry.] se-room', n. A bale or package of skins. [Sp. aug. of sera, a paunier.] ser'tin, a. A ured in mind having no not to be doubted; fixed or stated; deter indeterminate, or not specifically named; or some. [OF.; L. cert us, determined, fr. certo discriminate, Gr. krinein, to separate, — Cer'tainly, adv. Without doubt or quesin truth and fact without failure. — Cer'- n. — Cer'tainty, Cer'titude, -tl-tud, n. or condition of being certain exemption doubt or failure; a fact unquestionably estab- — Cer'tes, -tez, adv. A uredly in truth. Cer'tify, v. [-tified (-fid), -fying.] To to in writing; to make known or establish as to give certain information of or to. [LL. -catum, L. certwsan , to make.] Certified check. A bank-check whose validity is by the bank on which drawn. — Certif- -I-kat, n. A written testimony to the truth any fact; written declaration legally authenti- To verify by, or furnish with, etc. h. Act of, etc. — Cer'tifier, -iT-er, n. ser's hl-o-ra'ri, n. (Law.) A writ from a court, to call up records of an inferior or remove a cause, to hasten justice, or correct [LL. cert i or are, to certify, L. certior, of cert us, certain.] se-ru'le-an, a. Sky-blue. [L. cseruteus.'] See under Cere. se'rus, n. White lead. — Ce'ruse, Ce'rusite, n. Native carbonate of lead. [OF. L. ceru a, white lead; L. cera, wax. Cere.] — Ce'rused, -rust, a. Washed with a prep of white lead. sSr'vik-al, a. (Anat.) Pert, to the neck. cervix, neck.] ser'vin, a. Pert, to the deer. [L. cervus, a deer.] — Cer'vinous, -vt-nus, a. Of the color etc.; tawny.