CEREOUS

Etymology

Adjective

cereous (comparative more cereous, superlative most cereous)

(obsolete) waxen; like wax

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Ce"re*ous, a. Etym: [L. cereus, fr. cera was.]

Definition: Waxen; like wax. [Obs.] Gayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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