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i. To be a merchant;
to trade. [Obs.]

Mer"chant*a*ble (?), a. Fit for
market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the
ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical
designation for a particular kind or class.

Mer"chant*ly, a. Merchantlike;
suitable to the character or business of a merchant. [Obs.]
Gauden.

Mer"chant*man (?), n.; pl.
Merchantmen (&?;).

1. A merchant. [Obs.] Matt. xiii.
45.

2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the
transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-
war.

Mer"chant*ry (?), n. 1.
The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the
merchantry of a country.

2. The business of a merchant;
merchandise. Walpole.

Mer"ci*a*ble (?), a. [OF.]
Merciful. [Obs.]

Mer"ci*ful (?), a. [Mercy + -
ful.

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