emery

emery
'eməri
noun
(a very hard kind of mineral, used as a powder etc for polishing.) smergel
subst. \/ˈemərɪ\/
smergel

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  • 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

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