emery

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from given names) .
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , today often transferred back from the surname.
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, female) used in the 2000s, also associated with the mineral emery.
  4. Noun.  (mineral) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

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