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

Noun Inflected Forms

• merceries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mercery

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mercery merceries

The fact was, that she had once accompanied her sister-in-law to Messrs. Tag-rag and Company's, to purchase some small matter of mercery.

From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel

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

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

“I have mercery, sweet Sir, and he hath jewelling,” answered the taller of the pedlars, a middle-aged man with a bronzed face, which told of much outdoor exposure.

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

At one time or another he held the farm of the customs in general and of the excise of salt, linen, silk mercery, and wines in particular.

From British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 by Andrews, Charles M.

To Bologne they export serges, and other stuffs, tapestry, linen, merceries, &c. and bring in return for it, wrought silks, cloth of gold and silver, crapes, caps, &c.

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

To Barbary, Antwerp exported woollen goods, linen, merceries, metals, &c.; and received from it sugar, azure or anil, gums, coloquintida, leather, peltry, and fine feathers.

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

Guicciardini observes, that Antwerp exported but little to Scotland, as that country was principally supplied from England and France: some spiceries, sugars, madder, wrought silks, camblets, serges, linen, and merceries, are exported.

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