emery

plural emeries

1. uncountableusuallygeographyAn 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

present singular third person emeries · participle present emerying · participle past emeried · past emeried

1. transitiveTo sand or polish with emery.
2. transitiveTo coat with emery.

alternative Amery · alternative Amory · alternative Emory

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.
4. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
   2. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
   5. A ghost town in Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
   6. A minor city in Hanson County, South Dakota.
   7. A town in Emery County, Utah.
   8. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
5. Synonym of Humbermede, Toronto, Canada.

   Synonyms: Humbermede, Toronto, Canada