parison
1 of 2noun (1)
par·ison
ˈparəˌsän
plural -s
: even balance between the members of a sentence
parisonic adjective
¦⸗⸗¦sänik
parison
2 of 2noun (2)
par·i·son
ˈparəsən
variants or less commonly paraison
",
-rəˌzän
plural -s
1
: a gob of glass that has been partially shaped or molded into an object
2
: a receptacle in a bottle-making machine from which the exact amount of metal for making a bottle is fed down
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Greek, neuter of parisos almost equal, evenly balanced, from par- para- entry 1 + isos equal
Noun (2)
French paraison, from parer to prepare
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