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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

emery coarse corundum for polishing. XV. — F. émeri(l), var. of †esmeril — It. smeriglio :- Rom. *smericulum, f. medGr. smērí, Gr. smúris polishing powder (see SMEAR).

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