mercery

American  

[mur-suh-ree] / ˈmɜr sə ri /

noun

British.

merceries plural

1. a mercer's shop.

2. mercers' wares.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• merceries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mercery

1250–1300; Middle English mercerie < Old French. See mercer, -y ³

Example Sentences

Henceforth, the mercery business ceased to bring in a sou towards the household expenses, and it became necessary to encroach on the capital of forty thousand francs and more.

From Theresa Raquin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

This is mercery of the eighteenth, and no earlier century.

From The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Fairs April 8, 9, 10, linen drapery, mercery, toys, &c.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

The exports of Scotland were wool, wool-fells, and hides to Flanders; from which they brought mercery, haberdashery, cart-wheels, and barrows.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

My boy," added Mr. Wall, laying his hand on George's shoulder, "you have a marked distaste to the mercery business.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry