EMERY

emery

(noun) a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

emery (usually uncountable, plural emeries)

(mineral) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

Verb

emery (third-person singular simple present emeries, present participle emerying, simple past and past participle emeried)

(transitive) To sand or polish with emery.

(transitive) To coat with emery.

Anagrams

• Meyer

Etymology

Proper noun

Emery

A surname.

A male given name from Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.

A female given name from surnames, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.

A city in South Dakota.

A town in Utah.

A town in Wisconsin.

Anagrams

• Meyer

Source: Wiktionary

Em"er*y, n. Etym: [F. émeri, earlier émeril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. smear. Cf. Emeril.] (Min.)

Definition: Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum. Emery board, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient.

– Emery cloth or paper, cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing.

– Emery wheel, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a buff wheel, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a glazer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition