meresen.
/məˈriːz/, U.S. /məˈriz/ A flattened rib, flange, or collar on the stem of a glass vessel.
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1923 H. J. Powell Glass-making in Eng. iii. 44 Merese, a sharp-edged button between bowl and leg of wine glass, or connecting sections of stem or in place of step.
1935 Burlington Mag. Oct. 150/1 The two mereses and the foot-stem cast are of kinds which occur repeatedly.
1949 W. A. Thorpe Eng. Glass (ed. 2) vi. 170 Meantime..the foot merese is moving up the stem, regardless of its use as camouflage and boundary mark.
1968 O. N. Wilkinson Old Glass vi. 100 ‘Mereses’ (flat discs) and knopping appear, more commonly at the top and bottom of stems to disguise welding than as a decorative feature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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