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parison

UK/ˈpæɹɪsən/US/ˈpɛɹəsən/

parison noun: a spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.

Noun

parison (plural parisons)

  1. A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
    • The wineglasses were from a matched dozen, each having begun as a glowing parison at the end of some blowpipe over in Murano but days before.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 278

Forms of parison

pluralparisons

Origin of parison

From French paraison, from parer (“pare”). Doublet of paration.

Questions about parison

What does parison mean?
Parison means a spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
What part of speech is parison?
Parison is a noun.
How do you pronounce parison?
Parison is pronounced /ˈpæɹɪsən/ (UK).
What is the plural of parison?
The plural of parison is parisons.

Words near parison in the dictionary

  1. Parisine
  2. parisite
  3. parisology
  4. parisoma
  5. parisomas
  6. parison
  7. parisons
  8. parisosis
  9. Parissi
  10. Paristan
  11. paristhmia

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