See Also: sere(medicine)
sere(1)(dictionary)
sere(2)(dictionary)
sere(dictionary)
wood-sere(medicine)

sere(2) (iou)



sere noun1. In sense 1 also sear. M16.
[Old & mod. French serre grasp, lock, bolt, talon, from serrer grasp, hold fast, from Proto-Romance var. of late Latin serare to bar, bolt, from sera bar for a door.]
A catch of a gunlock which engages with the notches of the tumbler in order to keep the hammer at full or half cock, and which is released by pressure on the trigger. M16.
A claw, a talon. Long arch. E17.