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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. The business of a mercer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. mercerie. ] The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals. [ 1913 Webster ]