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Syn. -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.

||Me*ren"chy*ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
&?; a part + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.

Meres"man (?), n. An officer who
ascertains meres or boundaries. [Eng.]

Mere"stead (?), n. [Mere
boundary + stead place.] The land within the boundaries
of a farm; a farmstead or farm. [Archaic.]
Longfellow.

Mere"stone` (?), n. A stone
designating a limit or boundary; a landmark. Bacon.

Mer`e*tri"cious (?), a. [L.
meretricius, from meretrix, -icis, a prostitute,
lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr.
merere to earn, gain. See Merit.] 1.
Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots;
lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring
by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as,
meretricious dress or ornaments.


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