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emery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɛməɹi/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) 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. 1884, Samuel Smiles, Men of Invention and Industry:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
emeries Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

emery cloth · emery paper · emery board · emery bag · emery ball · emerize · emerise

Translations (65)

tk gaýrak gumy (mineral) · am ሻሚራ (mineral) · az sumbata (mineral) · it spoltiglio (mineral) · arc שָׁמִירָא (mineral) · nl amaril (mineral) · da smergel (mineral) · sh шмѝргл (mineral) · hy հղկաքար (mineral) · tl esmeril (mineral) · cs smirek (mineral) · tt ком кайрак (mineral) · uz najdak (mineral) · de Schmirgel (mineral) · gu રેખમાળ (mineral) · pl szmergiel (mineral) · uz qum qayroq (mineral) · th กากรุน (mineral) · ga éimear (mineral) · cy llathrlwch (mineral) · kmr zimpare (mineral) · vi đá nhám (mineral) · sv smärgel (mineral) · ckb سماتە (mineral) · af amaril (mineral) · fr émeri (mineral) · cs smyrek (mineral) · sh сми́рак (mineral) · hi एमरी (mineral) · fi smirgeli (mineral) · he שָׁמִיר (mineral) · ro șmirghel (mineral) · sh šmìrgla (mineral) · kaa qayraq qum (mineral) · th กากกะรุน (mineral) · ota زیمپارا (mineral) · tr zımpara (mineral) · uk нажда́к (mineral) · sh šmìrgl (mineral) · el σμύριδα (mineral) · sh шмѝргла (mineral) · ca esmeril (mineral) · hy զմռնիտ (mineral) · bg шмиргел (mineral) · ko 금강사 (mineral) · sq smeril (mineral) · ja 金剛砂 (mineral) · ru нажда́к (mineral) · tt кайрак комы (mineral) · sh smírak (mineral) · az سنباده (mineral) · it smeriglio (mineral) · pt esmeril (mineral) · ota سمپاره (mineral) · syc ܫܡܝܪܐ (mineral) · ar سُنْبَاذَج (mineral) · axm զմռնիտեան քար (mineral) · be нажда́к (mineral) · xqa ترپگ (mineral) · xqa تُربِك (mineral) · es esmeril (mineral) · grc σμύρις (mineral) · sk šmirgeľ (mineral) · cy emeri (mineral) · eo smirgo (mineral)

wikidata: Q1136648

emery en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɛməɹi/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To sand or polish with emery.
  2. (transitive) To coat with emery.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
emeried Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
emeried Tense=Past lexicographic
emeries Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
emerying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (6)

pl pokryć szmerglem (To coat with emery) · es esmerilar (To sand or polish with emery) · pl pokrywać szmerglem (To coat with emery) · eo smirgi (To sand or polish with emery) · pl szlifować papierem ściernym (To sand or polish with emery) · ca esmerilar (To sand or polish with emery)