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    emery board

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Hair & beauty
    ˈemery board noun [countable]  DCBa narrow piece of stiff paper with emery on it, used for shaping your nails 指甲砂锉
    Examples from the Corpus
    emery board• Keep an emery board handy in case of nail snags, so your teeth do not get to them first!• It grated like an emery board on my nails.• Use an emery board to smooth sharp edges that could cut an adjacent toe.• Smooth over the edges with an emery board.• When filing, use a disposable emery board as opposed to a metal file.
    ˈemery board nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus of a emery stiff narrow with paper on piece


    emery board
    ˈemery board noun [countable]
    a narrow piece of stiff paper with emery on it, used for shaping your nails


    emery boardBrE /ˈeməri bɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeməri bɔːrd/ 🔊 noun
    a small strip of wood or cardboard covered in emery, used for shaping your nails 指甲砂锉