The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
seres
plural of sere
• Esser, reses, seers
Source: Wiktionary
Sear, Sere, a.
Definition: [OE. seer, AS. seár (assumed) fr. seárian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. soren to to wither, Gr. sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. sq. root152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves. Milton. I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. Shak.
Sere, a.
Definition: Dry; withered. Same as Sear. But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. Coleridge.
Sere, n. Etym: [F. serre.]
Definition: Claw; talon. [Obs.] Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.