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Impure diamond
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bort
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bort or boart is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of non- gem -grade/quality diamonds. In the manufacturing and heavy industries, "bort" is used to describe dark, imperfectly formed/crystallized diamonds of varying levels of opacity. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"waste diamonds, small chips from diamond-cutting," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Old French bort "bastard."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context uncountable English) Poor quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond. n. (context uncountable English) Poor quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond. ...
Usage examples of bort.
I tried bort, and ballas, but carbonado was the best, especially with graphite added.
Argyle mine is a bort hole filled almost entirely with industrial diamonds.
I tried bort, and ballas, but carbonado was the best, especially with graphite added.
Helen says, and spreads her hand on the counter, her fingers sparkling and loaded with step-cut emeralds and cabochon star sapphires and black, cushion-cut bort diamonds.
Men hun valgte selv dødeligheden, at kunne dø bort fra denne verden for at kunne følge ham.