merese

See also: mérése

English

Etymology

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Particularly: “The spelling "-ese" suggests that the word reached English via French instead of directly from the Greek, but it seems that all contemporary French terms retain the "m" derived from μερισμός (merismós). French mérèse is not possible, being coined at least a decade later. A direct borrowing from Greek would account for the lack of "m"; perhaps the coiner mimicked the spelling of French-derived words?”

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.

Noun

merese (plural mereses)

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

Anagrams

emeers, meeres, seemer