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▪ I. † ˈbruting, vbl. n.1 Obs. rare—1.|y|
[= bryting or brytning, vbl. n. f. OE. bryttian, brytnian: see brit, britten v.]
Cutting in pieces; destruction.
1393Langl. P. Pl. C. xvi. 156 Ich wil hadde wynnen al Fraunce With-oute bruting of burnes.
▪ II. bruting, vbl. n.2|ˈbruːtɪŋ|
[Rendering F. brutage, f. brut rough, unworked, unformed (cf. brut a., brute a. 4) as in diamant brut.]
The roughing-out of a diamond (see quots.). So brute v. trans.; ˈbruter.
1903L. J. Spencer tr. M. Bauer's Precious Stones 82 Bruting..consists in rubbing together two diamonds, each being cemented at the end of a stick or holder, until the desired form is obtained. Ibid. 243 The stone to be bruted is fixed to a handle. Ibid. 244 The three operations..are entrusted to..skilled workmen, namely cleavers, bruters, and grinders or polishers. 1906L. Claremont Gem-cutter's Craft iv. 41 The bruting of diamonds consists of rubbing two diamonds together in such a way that by continual friction each can be made to assume the desired shape. Ibid. 42 Upon the principle of ‘diamond cut diamond’ the stones are roughly fashioned by the bruter into whatever symmetrical form he has designed them to be when finished. |