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Answer for the clue "Diamond used as an abrasive ", 4 letters:
bort

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Word definitions for bort in dictionaries

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."

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bort is an English name meaning "fortified." It is also an eastern Ashkenazic surname that refers to a man with a remarkable beard. It originates from the Yiddish word "bord" and the German "Bart," which both mean "beard." It may also originate from the ...

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.