MERE, a. [L. merus.] This or that only; distinct from any thing else.
From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of a nation.
What if the head,the eye or ear repin'd
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?
1. Absolute; entire.
MERE, n. [L. mare. See Moor.] A pool or lake.
MERE, n. [Gr. to divide.] A boundary; used chiefly in the compound, mere-stone.
MERE, v.t. To divide, limit or bound.
