Emerys
[em-uh-ree, em-ree] /ˈɛm ə ri, ˈɛm ri/
noun
1.
a male or female given name.
/ˈɛmərɪ/
noun
1.
n.
“granular mixture used as an abrasive,” late 15c., from Middle French émeri, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglo, from Vulgar Latin *smyrilium, from Greek smyris “abrasive powder” used for rubbing and polishing, probably a non-Greek word, perhaps from a Semitic source.
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