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1. (n.) mercer
Brit. a dealer in fine textiles and fabrics.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < AF; OF mercier merchant <merz merchandise)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mercer
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
2. (noun) Mercer, John Mercer
British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mercer
originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens
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