A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

plural of mercer

(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.

simple past tense and past participle of mercerize

present participle of mercerize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mercerize

A surname. / A village in New Zealand. / A town in Maine. / A city and town in Missouri. / A city and village in North Dakota.

Alternative form of mercerisation

plural of mercerization

One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Aledo. Named after Hugh Mercer. / One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Harrodsburg. Named after Hugh Mercer.