(1):
(a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) 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.