Monday, October 08, 2007

What's in a name?

mercer /0ˈmə:sə/ noun. ME.
[ORIGIN Anglo-Norman mercer, Old French & Modern French mercier from Proto-Romance, from Latin merc-, merx merchandise: see -er².]

A dealer in textile fabrics, esp. silks, velvets, and other costly materials.
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