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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a dealer in textiles (especially silks);

2. British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866);
[syn: Mercer, John Mercer]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mercer
    n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
    2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
       mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: Mercer, John Mercer]