Meanings
nounparison (plural parisons)
plural parisons
- artsA spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
The wineglasses were from a matched dozen, each having begun as a glowing parison at the end of some blowpipe over in Murano but days before.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 278
Origin
- Frenchparaison
- Englishparison
From French paraison, from parer (“pare”). Doublet of paration.
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Finnish aihio, lasiaihio
- aihioprimary mass in glassblowing
- lasiaihioprimary mass in glassblowing
French paraison
- paraisonprimary mass in glassblowing
German Külbel
- Külbelprimary mass in glassblowing
Russian ба́ночка, пу́лька
- ба́ночка (bánočka)primary mass in glassblowing
- пу́лька (púlʹka)primary mass in glassblowing
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APA
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“parison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parison. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parison,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parison.
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