Emery
[ em-uh-ree, em-ree ]
/ ˈɛm ə ri, ˈɛm ri /
noun
a male or female given name.
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Examples from the Web for emerys
Dr. Melton had recently evolved for this characteristic of hers one of the explanations which the Emerys found so enigmatic.
The Squirrel-Cage|Dorothy Canfield"The Emerys was always a humorous family," remarked Diadema, as she annihilated a fly with a newspaper.
The Village Watch-Tower|(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas WigginThe Hobsons and the Emerys have married one another more 'n once, as fur as that goes.
The Village Watch-Tower|(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas WigginIt was one of his preposterous speeches which had become a family joke with the Emerys.
The Squirrel-Cage|Dorothy Canfield
British Dictionary definitions for emerys
emery
/ (ˈɛmərɪ) /
noun
- a hard greyish-black mineral consisting of corundum with either magnetite or haematite: used as an abrasive and polishing agent, esp as a coating on paper, cloth, etc. Formula: Al 2 O 3
- (as modifier)emery paper
Word Origin for emery
C15: from Old French esmeril, ultimately from Greek smuris powder for rubbing
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