emery polishing paper
1Emery paper — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …
2Emery — Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances.… …
3Emery board — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …
4Emery cloth — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …
5Emery wheel — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …
6Polishing (metalworking) — Buffing redirects here. For the concept in cosmetics, see Nail buffing. Polishing and buffing are finishing processes for smoothing a workpiece s surface using an abrasive and a work wheel. Technically polishing refers to processes that use an… …
7emery paper — noun stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand • Syn: ↑sandpaper • Derivationally related forms: ↑sandpapery (for: ↑sandpaper), ↑sandpaper (for: ↑sandpaper) …
8emery — n. 1 a coarse rock of corundum and magnetite or haematite used for polishing metal or other hard materials. 2 (attrib.) covered with emery. Phrases and idioms: emery board a strip of thin wood or board coated with emery or another abrasive, used… …
9emery — /em euh ree, em ree/, n. a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing. [1475 85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smericulum, equiv …
10emery cloth — noun cloth covered with powdered emery • Hypernyms: ↑abrasive, ↑abradant, ↑abrasive material * * * emery coated cloth used as an abrasive. * * * emery cloth or emery paper noun Cloth or paper covered with emery powder for polishing • • • Main… …