emery powder

  • 1emery powder — noun Ground emery • • • Main Entry: ↑emery …

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  • 2emery 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… …

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  • 3emery paper — noun stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand • Syn: ↑sandpaper • Derivationally related forms: ↑sandpapery (for: ↑sandpaper), ↑sandpaper (for: ↑sandpaper) …

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  • 4emery wheel — noun a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding • Syn: ↑grinding wheel • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑grinder * * * noun : a wheel made of consolidated emery powder or having a surface of emery and used especially for… …

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  • 5emery bag — noun see emery I, 3 * * * emery bag noun A bag of emery powder for cleaning and sharpening needles • • • Main Entry: ↑emery * * * emery bag, a small bag or case filled with emery, used for keeping needles bright and clean …

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  • 6emery disk — a paper or resin dental disk with emery powder attached to its surface …

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  • 7emery cloth — n. cloth or fabric covered with emery powder …

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  • 8Emery — 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.… …

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  • 9Emery 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 …

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  • 10Emery 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 …

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