Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Sere /sĭr/ · IPA /sɪ(ə)ɹ/ a. n. 01 a. Dry; withered. Same as Sear. 1. Dry; withered. Same as Sear. See: Sear “But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere.” — Coleridge. 02 n. Claw; talon. 1. Claw; talon.[Obs.]