Meanings
nounemery paper (countable and uncountable, plural emery papers)
plural emery papers
- countableuncountableAn abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a paper surface.
Small tools are spread on the tatami: a razor knife, a sprue cutter, curls of emery paper.
1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
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Translations
Afrikaans skuurpapier
- skuurpapierabrasive material
Arabic ورق صنفرة
- ورق صنفرةabrasive material
Bulgarian шкурка
- шкурка (škurka)abrasive material
Czech smirkový papír
- smirkový papírabrasive material
Irish páipéar éimir
- páipéar éimirabrasive material
Polish szmergiel
- szmergielabrasive material
Russian наждачная бума́га, шку́рка
- наждачная бума́га (naždačnaja bumága)abrasive material
- шку́рка (škúrka)abrasive material
Swahili msasa
- msasaabrasive material
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APA
emery paper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emery%20paper
MLA
“emery paper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emery%20paper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emery paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emery%20paper.
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