emery
noun/ˈeməri/
/ˈeməri/
[uncountable]- a hard mineral used especially in powder form for polishing things and making them smoothOxford Collocations DictionaryEmery is used before these nouns:
- board
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French émeri, from Old French esmeri, from Italian smeriglio, based on Greek smuris, smiris ‘polishing powder’.Want to learn more?
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