| 释义 |
merese|məˈriːz|
[Etym. unknown.]
A rib, flange, or collar, on the stem of a glass vessel. Also attrib.
1923H. 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. 1935Burlington Mag. Oct. 150/1 The two mereses and the foot-stem cast are of kinds which occur repeatedly. 1949W. 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. 1960H. Hayward Antique Coll. 182/1 Merese knop, a knop or protuberance in the stem of a drinking glass or other glass vessel of sharp-edged, flattened form. 1968O. 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. |