Thesaurus: sere

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1. a. [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.
2. a. Dry; withered. Same as Sear.
3. n. Claw; talon.
4. adj. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
5. [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. Dry; withered. Same as Sear. But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. Coleridge. Claw; talon. [Obs.] Chapman.
6. Dry; withered. Same as Sear.But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere.Coleridge.
7. j:68/n:32 s (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture