[noun] [U] - a very hard dark grey substance, usually in the form of a powder, which is used to smooth or shape thingsemery paper/cloth (= paper/cloth with emery on its surface)She was filing her fingernails with an emery board (= a piece of cardboard covered with emery which is used to shape nails).
EMERY
Meaning of EMERY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012