Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FILE
FILE, n. [Sax. feol; D. vyl; G. feile; Sw. and Dan. fil, a file; Russ. pila, a saw; perhaps connected in origin with polish, – which see. Class Bl, No. 30, 32, 33, 45.]
An instrument used in smoothing and polishing metals, formed of iron or steel, and cut in little furrows.
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