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 most beautiful is to embroider in silk or mercerized cotton.
From Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton
Cotton may be mercerized either in the yarn, warp, skein, or in the piece, the first being more effective.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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
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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