Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

emery

em.ery \'em-(*-)re-\ n [ME, fr. MF emeri, fr. OIt smiriglio, fr. ML 
   smiriglum, fr. G] often attrib k smyrid-, smyris : a dark granular corundum 
   used for grinding and polishing; also :  a hard abrasive powder