mercer
noun
a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.
mercers
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pluralof mercer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Garthwaite's designs were bought by the major mercers, woven by master weavers and worn by men and women of the highest rank.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2010
Under pressure from cotton mercers who protested that the Government's cotton holdings acted as a "cloud" over the market, the Federal Farm Board last week announced the coming of a cloudburst.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the reign of Henry VI. the mercers had become great dealers in silks and velvets, and had resigned to the haberdashers the sale of small articles of dress.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
My parents, who were mercers in Verdiers, and rather rich, had much ambition on my account.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. by Guy de Maupassant
My father has secured me a post at a mercers in Ludgate Hill.
From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Charles Edward Pearce
