emery

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A surname
A female given name used in the 2000s, also associated with the mineral emery
A male given name, today often transferred back from the surname
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing

It took me from nine to ten days to grind and polish it ready for parabolising and silvering. I did this by hand labour with the aid of emery, but without a lathe. I finally used rouge instead of emery in grinding down the glass, until I could see my face in the mirror quite plain.

{n} a kind of iron ore, a glazier's diamond
Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron
See the Note under Corundum
{i} powder used for grinding and polishing
a hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
a very hard mineral that is used for polishing things and making them smooth (émeri, from smiriglio, from smyris). Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). It is a dark, dense substance that looks much like iron ore. Turkey is the world's major producer. Long used as an abrasive or polishing material, particularly in sandpapers, it has largely been replaced by synthetic materials such as alumina. Its largest application now is as a nonskid material in floors, stair treads, and pavements
Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances
emeril
emery bag
A small bag filled with emery into which a pin can be jabbed to remove rust
emery bags
plural form of emery bag
emery board
An abrasive material made by gluing grains of emery a rigid material. Often used as a nail file
emery boards
plural form of emery board
emery cloth
An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth or paper surface
emery paper
An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth or paper surface
emery board
A nail file consisting of a strip of cardboard coated with powdered emery. a narrow piece of stiff paper with emery on it, used for shaping your nails
emery board
nail file, small cardboard file coated with emery used to trim fingernails
emery cloth
cloth covered with powdered emery
emery cloth
{i} cloth or fabric covered with emery powder
emery paper
sandpaper, paper coated with a powdered rock (used for smoothing or polishing)
emery paper
stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
emery stone
a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones
emery wheel
{i} wheel covered with powdered emery which is used for grinding and polishing
emery

    Hyphenation

    Em·e·ry

    Turkish pronunciation

    emıri

    Pronunciation

    /ˈemərē/ /ˈɛmɜriː/

    Etymology

    [ 'em-rE, 'e-m&- ] (noun.) 15th century. From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Late Latin smericulum, from Ancient Greek σμῆρις (alternative spelling: σμύρις) "powder used for polishing".
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