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Diamond used as an abrasive
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bort
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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. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bort \Bort\, n. Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.
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."
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. ...
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.