Cere

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 71

ser, n. Naked wax-like skin at the base of birds' bills, — v. t. [cered (serd), cering.J To wax, or cover with wax. — Ce'rate, -rat, n. (Med.) Thick ointment, made of wax, oil, etc. — Cere'cloth, n. A cloth smeared with melted wax. — Cere'ment, n. A cloth dipped in melted wax, used in embalming bodies.