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[Eng. mercantil (e) -ism.] The same as MERCANTILITY (q. v.). "All led astray by the sophism of mercantilism." -Contemporary Review, Nov., 1881, p. 793. †mer-can-til-ist, a . [Eng. mercantil (e); -ist.] Devoted to mercantile affairs. "The mercantilist reasoners have deduced erroneous conclusions."- Contemporary Review, Nov., 1881, p. 806. mer-can-til-I-ty, s. [Eng. mercantil(e); -ity.] IMG:content-1106.png:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] on carbohydrates, gum-resins, . *mer-cat, s. [Lat. mercat us, from merc or =to trade.] Market, trade. *mer-ca-tive, a . [Eng. mercat; -ive .] Of or pertaining to trade. Mer-ca-tõr, s. (See the compound.) Mercat or's chart or projection, s. A mode of projection or representation of a portion of the surface of the earth upon a plane, in which the meridare represented by equi-distant parallel ians straight lines, and the parallels of latitude by straight lines perpendicular to them. This chart is particularly adapted to the purposes of navigation, inasmuch as the plot of a ship's course, or a rhumb line between two points upon it, is represented by a straight line. On this account, as well as on account of the facilities which it affords for making calculations nece ary in navigation, Mercat or's chart is now almost universally adopted for sailing purposes. It was invented by Gerald Mercat or, a Flemish geographer. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-1107.png:[blocks in formation]