an unshaped mass of glass before it is moulded into its final form
Word origin
C19: from French paraison, from parer to prepare
parison in American English
(ˈpærəsən)
noun
1.
a partially shaped mass of molten glass
2.
a hollow tube of plastic to be formed into a hollow object, as a bottle, by blow molding
Also: paraison
Derived forms
parisonic (ˌpærəˈsɑnɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1825–35; ‹ F paraison, deriv. of parer to prepare ‹ L parāre]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cliché, electrolyte, runway, structural, torque