emery polishing

emery polishing
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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 wheel — n. a wheel composed of emery or surfaced with emery, used in grinding, polishing, cutting, etc. * * * …   Universalium

  • emery wheel — n. a wheel composed of emery or surfaced with emery, used in grinding, polishing, cutting, etc …   English World dictionary

  • emery — [em′ər ē] n. [Fr émeri < OFr emeril < It smeriglio < MGr smeri, for Gr smyris, emery < IE base * smer , SMEAR] a dark, impure, coarse variety of corundum used for grinding, polishing, etc …   English World dictionary

  • emery cloth — n. cloth coated with a mixture of powdered emery and glue, used for polishing and cleaning metal …   English World dictionary

  • 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

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