Phrase guide

emery cloth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

cloth covered with powdered emery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шкурка (škurka) — abrasive material
  • German: Schleifleinen — abrasive material
  • Greek: σμυριδόπανο (smyridópano) — abrasive material
  • Hebrew: בַּד שָׁמִיר (bad shamir) — abrasive material
  • Irish: ceirt éimir — abrasive material
  • Irish: éadach éimir — abrasive material
  • Russian: наждачная бумага (naždačnaja bumaga) — abrasive material