mercerize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of mercerize
1855–60; named after John Mercer (1791–1866), English calico printer, the patentee (1850) of the process; see -ize
Vocabulary lists containing mercerize
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Sock Candy’s line of cotton socks offers bold prints for the maximalist who wants to make a statement while mercerized cotton keeps things super soft and cozy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Some of the samples resembled wool or flannel, others mercerized cotton.
From Time Magazine Archive
The demonstration of this simple fact laid the foundation for the manufacture of a vast variety of attractive dress materials known as mercerized cotton.
From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.
I hate little towns and little spenders and mercerized stockings and cotton lisle next to my skin, and machine-stitched nightgowns.
From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie
The cost of producing high-grade mercerized yarn is about three times that of an unmercerized yarn of the same count, spun from the commoner qualities of cotton.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
Mercerized cloths are of many kinds, as the mercerizing process can be applied to almost anything.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
The mercerizing does not diminish the strength of the material, and gives to it a greater affinity for dye stuffs.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Converting and finishing, including bleaching, mercerizing, dying, printing, and finishing.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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