mere

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.