MERCER : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: MERCER	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for MERCER
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mercer n a dealer in textiles (especially silks) British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) Synonym(s): Mercer, John Mercer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mercer, MO (town, FIPS 47486) Location: 40.51104 N, 93.52935 W Population (1990): 297 (183 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64661 Mercer, ND (city, FIPS 52340) Location: 47.49097 N, 100.71021 W Population (1990): 104 (57 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58559 Mercer, PA (borough, FIPS 48696) Location: 41.22628 N, 80.23663 W Population (1990): 2444 (1043 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16137 Mercer, TN Zip code(s): 38392 Mercer, WI Zip code(s): 54547