"emery board" meaning in All languages combined

See emery board on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: emery boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emery board (plural emery boards)
  1. An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material. Often used as a nail file.
    Sense id: en-emery_board-en-noun-E0q0SYbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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