sérieux, n.m., seriousness, importance, gravity, earnestness; (thea.) serious business, serious side, serious part. Garder son —; to preserve one’s gravity, to keep one’s countenance. Prendre son —; to grow serious, to begin to look grave. Au —; in earnest, seriously. Reprendre son —; to recover one’s gravity.
serin (sĕ-rīn), n.m., -e (sĕ-ri-n), n.f., canary, canary-bird; (fig.) muff, flat, fool.
serinage, n.m., cramming, grinding (of pupils).
seriner (sĕ-), v.a., to teach with the bird-organ. — un oiseau; to teach a bird with the bird-organ; (fig.) to coach, to cram.
serinette (sĕ-), n.f., bird-organ; singer of no power.
seringa (sĕ-), n.m., (bot.) syringa.
seringue (sĕ-rīngh), n.f., syringe, squirt.
seringuer (sĕ-rīn-ghé), v.a., to syringe, to squirt, to inject, to flash. — un vaisseau; (nav.) to rake a ship.
serment (sèr-), n.m., oath, promise, solemn declaration. pl., swearing. Faux —; false oath. Prêter —; to take an oath, to be sworn. Rompre son —, manquer à son —; to break one’s oath. Sous la foi du —; upon oath. Faire prêter — à; to swear in any one, to put any one on his oath.
☉sermente, -e (sèr-), adj. V. assermenté.