Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[=e]r), a. [OE. seer, AS. se['a]r (assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. [root]152. 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sere \Sere\, a. Dry; withered. Same as Sear.

But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. --Coleridge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]

Claw; talon. [Obs.]

--Chapman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)