Associations to the word «Ceres»

Wiktionary

CERE, noun. (ornithology) A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
CERE, verb. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.

Dictionary definition

CERE, noun. The fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds.
CERE, verb. Wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope