emery
An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishingAn impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
» Before painting, Mary rubbed the surface with emery to remove imperfections.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
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- a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
Examples
3 sentencesBefore painting, Mary rubbed the surface with emery to remove imperfections.
Tom used a piece of emery to smooth the rough edge of the metal.
Tom carried a small strip of emery in his toolkit for quick touch-ups.
Translations
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Origin
From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
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Forms
plural: emeries| Singular | emery |
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uncountable
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.