emery
substantivoverboatestado nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈɛməɹi//
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
substantivo
- 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.
Etimologia
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
verbo
- 1
To sand or polish with emery.
- 2
To coat with emery.
Formas
- plural
- emeries
- pretérito
- emeried
- particípio passado
- emeried
- gerúndio
- emerying
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- emeries
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emery · An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
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