Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mercer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares,
merchandise. See {Merchant}.]
Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now
restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
woolens. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mercer
n 1: (British) a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {Mercer}, {John Mercer}]
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