merese

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noun

A flat, sharp-edged button, often a disc-shaped knob, separating the stem of a drinking-glass from the foot.

OriginFrench [Term?] ← Ancient Greek μερίζω →
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Meanings

nounmerese (plural mereses)

plural mereses

  1. artsA flat, sharp-edged button, often a disc-shaped knob, separating the stem of a drinking-glass from the foot.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμερίζω
  2. French[Term?]
  3. Englishmerese

Perhaps via French [Term?] (compare French mérèse (growth by cell division), mérisme (merismus, merism)), ultimately from Ancient Greek μερίζω (merízō), from μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize”), from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros. First English attestation in 1923 on page 44 of Glass-making in England by Harry J. Powell.

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APA

merese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merese

MLA

“merese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merese.

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