mercerizev.

Brit.

/ˈməːsərʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmərsərˌaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– mercerise, 1800s– mercerize.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mercer , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < the name of John Mercer (see mercerization n.) + -ize suffix. Compare earlier mercerized adj., mercerization n., mercerizing n.French merceriser is attested from 1878 and given in French dictionaries as an English loanword; however, the use in French may arise by analogy with earlier mercerized, mercerization, or mercerizing.

Textiles.

transitive. To treat (cotton yarn or fabric) by the process of mercerization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > treat or process textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > other processes

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1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 151/1 Cotton yarn may be mercerized either in the hank or in the warp.

1941 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) V. 184/1 Finely woven cotton cloths..are usually bleached and mercerised before they are subjected to the actual finishing operations.

1984 N. Barber Woman of Cairo i. ii. 25 Europeans discovered that Egyptian cotton was more silky than American..and that it could be mercerised more easily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercerize
释义	mercerizev. Brit. /ˈməːsərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmərsərˌaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– mercerise, 1800s– mercerize. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mercer , -ize suffix. Etymology: < the name of John Mercer (see mercerization n.) + -ize suffix. Compare earlier mercerized adj., mercerization n., mercerizing n.French merceriser is attested from 1878 and given in French dictionaries as an English loanword; however, the use in French may arise by analogy with earlier mercerized, mercerization, or mercerizing. Textiles. transitive. To treat (cotton yarn or fabric) by the process of mercerization. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > treat or process textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > other processes starch1390 scour1467 burl1483 waterc1500 calender1513 shoot1532 press1555 gum1612 reimbale1623 strike1701 bias1838 pad1839 spirit1854 bray1879 stream1883 crisp1892 block1905 Schreiner1905 mercerize1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 151/1 Cotton yarn may be mercerized either in the hank or in the warp. 1941 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) V. 184/1 Finely woven cotton cloths..are usually bleached and mercerised before they are subjected to the actual finishing operations. 1984 N. Barber Woman of Cairo i. ii. 25 Europeans discovered that Egyptian cotton was more silky than American..and that it could be mercerised more easily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1911
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