em ‧ e ‧ ry /ˈem ə ri/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: émeri , from Old Italian smiriglio , from Greek smyris ]
a very hard mineral that is used for polishing things and making them smooth
em ‧ e ‧ ry /ˈem ə ri/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: émeri , from Old Italian smiriglio , from Greek smyris ]
a very hard mineral that is used for polishing things and making them smooth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012