cercler, v.a., to bind with hoops, to hoop.
cerclier, n.m., hoop-maker.
*cercueil (-keu-), n.m., coffin; (fig.) grave, tomb. — de bois; shell. Mettre au —; to bring to the grave.
céréale, adj., cereal, corn.
céréales, n.f.pl., corn, grain, corn crops, cerealia. Commerce des —; corn-trade, breadstuffs.
cérébral, -e, adj., cerebral, brain. Fièvre —e; brain fever.
cérébrite, n.f., (med.) inflammation of the brain.
cérémonial, n.m., ceremonial; ceremony, ceremonies, etiquette, state.
cérémoniaire, n.m., master of the ceremonies.
cérémonie, n.f., ceremony; (biblical) ceremonial; fuss, ado. Visite de —; formal visit. Faire des —s; to stand upon ceremonies. En grande —; in state.