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 thing was knitted loosely of some kind of mercerized cotton, and when Bobby seized the end of a broken strand the sash began to unravel with marvelous rapidity.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.
Wire comes in black, white, silver, and gilt, and is covered with cotton, mercerized cotton, and silk.
From Make Your Own Hats by Martin, Gene Allen
For the manufacture of fine goods including sateens India linens and mercerized goods as well as for mixing with silk it has been found very valuable.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
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
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
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