Emery Definition
ĕmə-rē, ĕmrē
noun
A dark, impure, coarse variety of corundum used for grinding, polishing, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- novaculite
- emery-paper
- corundum
- Carborundum (trademark)
- garnet paper
- sandpaper
- emery-cloth
- emery-board
- sharpener
- wheel
- grinder
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
A male given name, today often transferred back from the surname.
Wiktionary
A female given name used in the 2000s, also associated with the mineral emery.
Wiktionary
A city in South Dakota.
Wiktionary
A town in Utah.
Wiktionary
Origin of Emery
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From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) + rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).
From Wiktionary
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From French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Late Latin smericulum, from Ancient Greek σμῆρις (smēris, “powder used for polishing”) (alternative spelling: σμύρις (smuris)).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French emeri, emeril from Late Latin smericulum from Greek smiris
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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