Definition of Mercery. Meaning of Mercery. Synonyms of Mercery

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Definition of Mercery

Mercery
Mercery Mer"cer*y, n. [F. mercerie.] The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.

Meaning of Mercery from wikipedia

- Mercery (from French mercerie, meaning "habderdashery" (goods) or "haberdashery" (a shop trading in textiles and notions) initially referred to silk,...
- haberdashery the customer may purchase one button if that's all they want. Hatter Mercery Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1989: "A dealer in small articles...
- or "merchier", meaning a merchant: originally one trading in textiles (mercery). Alison Mercer (born 1954), New Zealand zoologist Asa Mercer, first president...
- François Darboux, businessman of mercery, and Alix Gourdoux. The father died when Gaston was 7. His mother undertook the mercery business with great courage...
- commenced working in retail with David Jones. He rose to be in charge of the mercery department and lived above the store, as was common in the era. Gowing...
- schoolboy years, coined on account of the fact his father ran a men's mercery business. He left school at age 15. Richards, a Coogee junior, was a halfback...
- In 1912 Trumper opened "Victor Trumper and Dodge Ltd.", a sports and mercery store in George Street, Sydney. Some notable highlights of Trumper's career...
- Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Sutton, Anne F. (2005). The Mercery of London: Trade, Goods and People, 1130-1578. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate...
- take hundreds of hours of work and sell for thousands of dollars. The Mercery of London, Anne F. Sutton, p. 9 Caulfield, Sophia Frances Anne.; Saward...
- Matthew Publications. Retrieved 27 October 2006. Sutton, Anne F. (2005). The Mercery of London: Trade, Goods and People, 1130–1578. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing...