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Definition of emery in English: emerynoun ˈɛm(ə)riˈɛm(ə)ri mass noun1A greyish-black form of corundum containing iron oxide or other impurities, used in powdered form as an abrasive. Example sentencesExamples - Surfaces can be smoothed down by rasps, files, and rifflers or by carborundum and emery, and the addition of water avoids a build-up of dust.
- However, it does give the reader a geologic framework for such well-known localities as the Chester emery mines.
- If you haven't got access to a grinder then a smooth file and emery will actually do a better job even if it does take much longer.
- When the roughcast was delivered to me, I had to stop up the air holes and the core hole, to correct the various defects, and to polish the bronze with files and very fine emery.
- These included quartz, garnet and emery which were mixed with water to make a slurry and applied with rotary tools, such as wheels and drills, as well as non-rotary files.
- 1.1as modifier Denoting materials coated with emery for polishing, smoothing, or grinding.
Example sentencesExamples - With these first impressions, I work back into the plate with a scraper, burnisher and emery paper to enhance the lights and accent the motif.
- Smooth weathered, rough wooden handles with medium-grit emery cloth - it won't tear as easily as sandpaper.
- Use the emery cloth and clean the end of the pipe and the inside socket on the other piece.
- To remove mildew stains from Venetian blinds, mix together some fine emery powder and linseed oil.
- It is done by hand, using a lathe to spin the barrel and a skilled touch with fine emery paper to polish the barrel to fit the bushing.
- The arms are bent into shape and fitted and the whole is finished off with file and emery paper.
- Use a scraper, wire brush, or coarse emery cloth to remove any bubbled paint finish and loose rust.
- To eliminate them, use emery paper and sand off the spots then make the plate flat.
- I had to make my bed, help with dishes and clean the knives with pink emery powder - quite an arduous job in the days before stainless steel knives.
- We shampoo them, comb the tails and polish the horns with emery paper, and they love it,’ he says.
- For safety's sake, use an emery cloth to sand the cut edges of your newly shortened rake.
- With steel wool, emery cloth or a wire brush remove all loose peeling paint and rust.
- Very fine emery cloth will give quicker results, but the metal must be rubbed in only one direction, do not use a circular motion.
- With emery cloth, lightly rub each contact point to remove rust.
Origin Late 15th century: from French émeri, from Old French esmeri, from Italian smeriglio, based on Greek smuris, smiris 'polishing powder'. Definition of emery in US English: emerynounˈem(ə)rēˈɛm(ə)ri 1A grayish-black mixture of corundum and magnetite, used in powdered form as an abrasive. Example sentencesExamples - These included quartz, garnet and emery which were mixed with water to make a slurry and applied with rotary tools, such as wheels and drills, as well as non-rotary files.
- Surfaces can be smoothed down by rasps, files, and rifflers or by carborundum and emery, and the addition of water avoids a build-up of dust.
- However, it does give the reader a geologic framework for such well-known localities as the Chester emery mines.
- If you haven't got access to a grinder then a smooth file and emery will actually do a better job even if it does take much longer.
- When the roughcast was delivered to me, I had to stop up the air holes and the core hole, to correct the various defects, and to polish the bronze with files and very fine emery.
- 1.1as modifier Denoting materials coated with emery for polishing, smoothing, or grinding.
Example sentencesExamples - With these first impressions, I work back into the plate with a scraper, burnisher and emery paper to enhance the lights and accent the motif.
- To remove mildew stains from Venetian blinds, mix together some fine emery powder and linseed oil.
- I had to make my bed, help with dishes and clean the knives with pink emery powder - quite an arduous job in the days before stainless steel knives.
- To eliminate them, use emery paper and sand off the spots then make the plate flat.
- The arms are bent into shape and fitted and the whole is finished off with file and emery paper.
- Use the emery cloth and clean the end of the pipe and the inside socket on the other piece.
- For safety's sake, use an emery cloth to sand the cut edges of your newly shortened rake.
- With steel wool, emery cloth or a wire brush remove all loose peeling paint and rust.
- Use a scraper, wire brush, or coarse emery cloth to remove any bubbled paint finish and loose rust.
- With emery cloth, lightly rub each contact point to remove rust.
- It is done by hand, using a lathe to spin the barrel and a skilled touch with fine emery paper to polish the barrel to fit the bushing.
- Very fine emery cloth will give quicker results, but the metal must be rubbed in only one direction, do not use a circular motion.
- Smooth weathered, rough wooden handles with medium-grit emery cloth - it won't tear as easily as sandpaper.
- We shampoo them, comb the tails and polish the horns with emery paper, and they love it,’ he says.
Origin Late 15th century: from French émeri, from Old French esmeri, from Italian smeriglio, based on Greek smuris, smiris ‘polishing powder’. |