布商,綢緞商人,呢絨布商
Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares,
merchandise. See {Merchant}.]
Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now
restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
woolens. [Eng.]
mercer
n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {John Mercer}]