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Word | Emery |
French Meaning | émeri, émeris |
a hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) / a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite / 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. / a grayish-black mixture of corundum and magnetite, used in powdered form as an abrasive., | |
Usage | ⇒ These included quartz, garnet and emery which were mixed with water to make a slurry and applied with rotary tools, such as wheels and drills, as well as non-rotary files. |
Synonyms | corundum, alabaster, emery paper, mineral, garnet, pumice, sandpaper, steel, whetstone, grindstone, hone, lime, novaculite, polish, sharpener, shoe polish, strop, abrasive, alumina, aluminum oxide, |
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