v. t.
n. [ L. cera wax: cf. F. cire. ] (Zool.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres. ] Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. See Cereal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The cerebellum. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. [ A false translation of the Skr. mūrdhanya, lit., head-sounds. ] One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]