powder+emery

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• Emery — Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Emery board — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Emery cloth — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Emery paper — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Emery wheel — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• emery powder — noun Ground emery • • • Main Entry: ↑emery …   Useful english dictionary

• Emery (mineral) — Emery is a very hard rock type used to make abrasive powder. It largely consists of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide), mixed with other species such as the iron bearing spinels hercynite and magnetite, and also rutile (titania). Industrial… …   Wikipedia

• emery — granular mixture used as an abrasive, late 15c., from M.Fr. émeri, from O.Fr. esmeril, from It. smeriglo, from V.L. *smyrilium, from Gk. smyris abrasive powder used for rubbing and polishing, probably a non Greek word, perhaps from a Semitic… …   Etymology dictionary

• emery — /em euh ree, em ree/, n. a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing. [1475 85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smericulum, equiv …   Universalium

• emery cloth — noun cloth covered with powdered emery • Hypernyms: ↑abrasive, ↑abradant, ↑abrasive material * * * emery coated cloth used as an abrasive. * * * emery cloth or emery paper noun Cloth or paper covered with emery powder for polishing • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• emery paper — noun stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand • Syn: ↑sandpaper • Derivationally related forms: ↑sandpapery (for: ↑sandpaper), ↑sandpaper (for: ↑sandpaper) …   Useful english dictionary