Definitionadj. of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye
Last update: October 7, 2015
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A great amount of doubled and trebled yarn is now sold, though it does not appear that recent expansions have added much to doubling spindles, and considerable developments continue in the use of dyed and mercerized yarns. [Please select]
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Cotton, for example, is mercerized by passing it very rapidly through a gassing machine not unlike the flame of a Bunsen burner. [Please select]
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The most beautiful is to embroider in silk or mercerized cotton. [Please select]
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He could bring some of the pink mercerized cotton on his way back. [Please select]
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