emerize

[em-uh-rahyz]

em·er·ize

[em-uh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), em·er·ized, em·er·iz·ing.
to finish (fabric) with a cylinder covered with emery in order to make the raised nap even and give luster to the fabric.
Also, especially British, em·er·ise.


Origin:
emer(y) + -ize
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