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parison

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parison [ˈpærɪsən]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) an unshaped mass of glass before it is moulded into its final form
[from French paraison, from parer to prepare]
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Whereas, I in com- parison, felt myself a mere bird of passage in that port.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
This appeared to him so awfully mysterious, and impressed him so immensely, that what he saw and heard after he got on deck were mere trifles in com- parison.
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