Emery
['em(ə)rɪ] or ['ɛməri]
Definition
(noun.) a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper).
Checker: Sherman--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Checker: Seymour
Definition
n. a very hard mineral a variety of corundum used as powder for polishing &c.—v.t. to rub or coat with emery.—ns. Em′ery-pā′per paper covered with emery-powder for polishing; Em′ery-pow′der ground emery; Em′ery-wheel a wheel coated with emery for polishing.
Editor: Quentin
Examples
- Knife roughed with coarse emery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Kiraldy, Kennedy, and others of England, Thomasset of France, Riehle of Germany, and Fairbanks, Thurston and Emery of the United States, are among the noted inventors of such machines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Dissolve the glue in 3/4 quart of warm water, put in the lampblack and emery, stir till there are no lumps, then apply to the board with a woolen rag smoothly rolled. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In May, 1877, a man named Emery called at Hubbard’s office, and leased two telephones for twenty dollars. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Ricky