merese
nounEtymology Perhaps via French [Term?] (compare French mérèse (growth by cell division), mérisme (merismus, merism)), ultimately from Ancient Greek μερίζω (merízō), from μέρος (méros, “part”) + -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize”), from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros. First English attestation in 1923 on page 44 of Glass-making in England by Harry J. Powell.
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Arts, Crafts, Glassblowing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A flat, sharp-edged button, often a disc-shaped knob, separating the stem of a drinking-glass from the foot.