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v. - Wrap up in cloth or a cloth smeared or impregnated with melted wax formerly used especially as a waterproof or protective material for wrapping a dead body or as a plaster in medicine

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  • I'm willing to admit you're sin-cere, however misguided.
  • The presence of cere in this laboratory was very interesting.
  • A scratch across his cere carried up over his eyes and sent blood down into them.
  • He did not interfere; he waited within his enclosure until the cere - mony was over.
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