n. [ Pref. meta- + -mere. ] (Biol.) One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment; a somite. See Illust. of Loeven's larva. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. étager to arrange on shelves, fr. étage story, floor. See Stage. ] A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. étager to arrange on shelves, fr. étage story, floor. See Stage. ] A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]