1. (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. 152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.

2. (a.) Dry; withered. Same as Sear.

3. (n.) Claw; talon.

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