/ˈɛməɹi/
OriginFrom French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio.
- uncountable, usuallyAn impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
“It took me from nine to ten days to grind and polish it ready for parabolising and silvering. I did this by hand labour with the aid of emery, but without a lathe. I finally used rouge instead of emer”
- transitiveTo sand or polish with emery.
- transitiveTo coat with emery.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, today often transferred back from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery.
- An unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- A ghost town in Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Hanson County, South Dakota.
- A town in Emery County, Utah.
- A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- Synonym of Humbermede, Toronto, Canada.
Formsemeries(plural) · emeries(present, singular, third-person) · emerying(participle, present) · emeried(participle, past) · emeried(past) · Amery(alternative) · Amory(alternative) · Emory(alternative)