Emery board

Emery 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. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under {Corundum}. [1913 Webster]

{Emery board}, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient.

{Emery cloth} or {Emery paper}, cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing.

{Emery wheel}, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a {buff wheel}, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a {glazer}. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • emery board — n a narrow piece of stiff paper with emery on it, used for shaping your nails …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • emery board — ► NOUN ▪ a strip of thin wood or card coated with emery or another abrasive and used as a nail file …   English terms dictionary

  • emery board — n. a small, flat stick coated with powdered emery, used as a manicuring instrument …   English World dictionary

  • emery board — noun see emery I, 4 * * * ˈemery board [emery board emery boards] noun a small strip of wood or cardboard covered in ↑emery, used for shaping your nails …   Useful english dictionary

  • emery board — UK [ˈemərɪ ˌbɔː(r)d] / US [ˈemərɪ ˌbɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms emery board : singular emery board plural emery boards an object with a rough surface used for shaping your fingernails …   English dictionary

  • emery board — em′ery board n. clo a small, stiff strip of paper or cardboard coated with powdered emery and used in manicuring • Etymology: 1715–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • emery board — noun Date: 1725 a cardboard nail file covered with emery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emery board — a small, stiff strip of paper or cardboard, coated with powdered emery, used in manicuring. [1715 25] * * * …   Universalium

  • emery board — noun An abrasive material made by gluing grains of emery a rigid material. Often used as a nail file …   Wiktionary

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