[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

corundum \corun"dum\ k-oru^n"du^m, n.; pl. corundums
   k-oru^n"du^mz. also corindon. from hind. kurand
   corundum stone. min.
   the mineral alumina al2o3, as found native in a
   crystalline state. transparent varieties are used as
   gemstones, including sapphire, which is the fine blue
   variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental
   amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the
   hair-brown variety. it is the hardest substance found native,
   next to the diamond.
   1913 webster +pjc

   note: the name corundum is sometimes restricted to the
         non-transparent or coarser kinds. emery is a
         dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with
         magnetic iron ore.
         1913 webster
see also:
corundums al2o3 sapphire oriental ruby oriental amethyst adamantine spar 
emery 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

emery \em"ery\, n. f. 'emeri, earlier 'emeril, it.
   smeriglio, fr. gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to e.
   smear. cf. emeril. min.
   corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts
   for grinding and polishing hard substances. native emery is
   mixed with more or less magnetic iron. see the note under
   corundum.
   1913 webster

   emery board, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded
      into convenient.

   emery cloth or emery paper, cloth or paper on which the
      powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and
      polishing.

   emery wheel, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface
      of emery. in machine shops, it is sometimes called a buff
      wheel, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a glazer.
      1913 webster
see also:
emeril corundum emery board emery cloth emery paper emery wheel 
buff wheel glazer 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

emery
     n : a hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either
         hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive especially as
         a coating on paper

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "emery":
   aluminum oxide, auto polish, colcothar, corundum, crocus,
   emery board, emery paper, file, garnet, grindstone, hone,
   nail file, novaculite, oilstone, polishes, pumice, pumice stone,
   rasp, rottenstone, rouge, rubstone, sandpaper, shoe polish,
   silicon carbide, silver polish, steel, strap, strop, wax, whetrock,
   whetstone, whittle

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

emery, sd city, fips 19420
  location: 43.60266 n, 97.62021 w
  population 1990: 417 210 housing units
  area: 0.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 57332
emery, ut town, fips 22870
  location: 38.92527 n, 111.25056 w
  population 1990: 300 162 housing units
  area: 3.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

emery -- u.s. county in utah
   population 2000:    10860
   housing units 2000: 4093
   land area 2000:     4451.851467 sq. miles 11530.241878 sq. km
   water area 2000:    9.690958 sq. miles 25.099464 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4461.542425 sq. miles 11555.341342 sq. km
   located within:       utah ut, fips 49
   location:             39.159521 n, 110.863388 w
   headwords:
    emery
    emery, ut
    emery county
    emery county, ut

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

emery, sd -- u.s. city in south dakota
   population 2000:    439
   housing units 2000: 204
   land area 2000:     0.349696 sq. miles 0.905708 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.349696 sq. miles 0.905708 sq. km
   fips code:            19420
   located within:       south dakota sd, fips 46
   location:             43.602640 n, 97.620551 w
   zip codes 1990:     57332
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    emery, sd
    emery

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

emery, ut -- u.s. town in utah
   population 2000:    308
   housing units 2000: 140
   land area 2000:     1.213843 sq. miles 3.143840 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.213843 sq. miles 3.143840 sq. km
   fips code:            22870
   located within:       utah ut, fips 49
   location:             38.922337 n, 111.249366 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    emery, ut
    emery

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