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emery¹
- /ˈɛməɹi/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
noun emeries
- 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.
verb emeries · emerying · emeried
- To sand or polish with emery.
- To coat with emery.
Emery²
- /ˈɛm(ə)ɹi/
Where it comes from
From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Old High German Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).
proper noun Amery · Amory · Emory
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.
- An unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- A ghost town in Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Hanson County, South Dakota.
- A town in Emery County, Utah.
- A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
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Synonym of Humbermede, Toronto, Canada.
Similar: Humbermede, Toronto, Canada
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abrasive, corundum, edmonton, amiri, imre, alumina, sandpaper, grindstone, alundum, crocus, polisher, aloxite, grit, carborundum, pumice, garnet
Translations
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noun mineral
| Español | esmeril |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 금강사 geumgangsa |
| 日本語 | 金剛砂 kongōsa |
| हिन्दी | एमरी emrī |
| Português | esmeril |
| Français | émeri |
| Deutsch | Schmirgel |
| Italiano | smeriglio, spoltiglio |
| Ελληνικά | σμύριδα smýrida |
| Română | șmirghel |
| Русский | нажда́к naždák |
| Tiếng Việt | đá nhám |
| العربية | سُنْبَاذَج sunbāḏaj |
| עברית | שָׁמִיר šāmīr |
verb To sand or polish with emery
| Español | esmerilar |
|---|
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title = {emery},
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