Obs. [a. F. céraste (Cotgr.), ad. L. cerastēs, a. Gr. κεράστης.] = next.
1572. Bossewell, Armorie, II. 62 b. O. beareth sable, a ceraste nowey d’Argent. This is an horned Serpente, as Isidore saithe.
1608. Topsell, Serpents, 732. Cerasts and lean Hæmorrhs are ever lame.
