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emery
em·er·y [ émməree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral used as abrasive and polisher: a variety of the mineral corundum. Use: abrasives.
[15th century. Via French émeri< Italian smeriglio< Greek smuris "abrasive powder"]
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