emery
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɛməɹi//
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
noun
- 1
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.
Etymology
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
verb
- 1
To sand or polish with emery.
- 2
To coat with emery.
Forms
- plural
- emeries
- past tense
- emeried
- past participle
- emeried
- present participle
- emerying
- third person singular
- emeries
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