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Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: émeri, from Old Italian smiriglio, from Greek smyris

emery

 noun
     
Related topics: Geology
em‧e‧ry [uncountable]
HEG a very hard mineral that is used for polishing things and making them smooth
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