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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_116182" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. [[Native]] emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the [[Note]] under Corundum. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72551" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72551" /> == | ||
<p> A dull, blue-black mineral, allied in composition to the sapphire, but containing a varying quantity of iron oxide; is found in large masses; is exceedingly hard, and largely used in polishing metals, plate-glass, and precious stones. </p> | <p> A dull, blue-black mineral, allied in composition to the sapphire, but containing a varying quantity of iron oxide; is found in large masses; is exceedingly hard, and largely used in polishing metals, plate-glass, and precious stones. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_116182"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/emery Emery from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72551"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/emery Emery from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72551"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/emery Emery from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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