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Emery paper   /ˈɛməri pˈeɪpər/   Listen
Emery paper

noun
1.
Stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand.  Synonym: sandpaper.






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"Emery paper" Quotes from Famous Books



... squarely, showing no crease at side or bulge at corner. Ground-sheets were neatly rolled and fastened on top of pack, no overlapping was allowed; rifles were oiled and polished from muzzle to butt-plate, and swords rubbed with emery paper until not a single speck of ...
— The Amateur Army • Patrick MacGill

... paper, as he is apt to do. The best method of trimming these leads, as also lead pencils after they have been roughly shaped, is with a small fine file, holding the file still and moving the pencil; or a good piece of emery paper or sand paper is good, ...
— Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught • Joshua Rose



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