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
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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
Another step was taken when Cross of London discovered that when the mercerized cotton was treated with carbon disulfide it was dissolved to a yellow liquid.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
Monet's production had become a kind of mercerized production, and a kind of spurious radiance invested them, in the end.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley
Yarns and fabrics constructed of the ordinary grades of cotton cannot be mercerized to advantage.
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 William H. (William Henry) Dooley
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
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
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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