bort

or boart, bortz

[ bawrt ]

/ bɔrt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bort ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.

Compare ballas, carbonado².

Origin of bort

1615–25; apparently metathetic variant of *brot (Old English gebrot fragment); akin to Middle English brotel brittle, Old Norse brot fragment

OTHER WORDS FROM bort

borty, adjective

Words nearby bort

Bors, borscht, borscht circuit, borsic, borstal, bort, borzoi, Bosanquet, bosberaad, Bosc, boscage

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Example sentences from the Web for bort

Much of the bort consists of irregular aggregates of imperfect crystals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Fragments of crystals of no value as gems or any crude Diamond dust are also known as bort in trade.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]|Various
It was honest of Mrs. Bort to refuse to accept money which she thought might be the proceeds of burglary.
Mr. Witt's Widow|Anthony Hope
The governing fact in the situation, the fact that Neaera did not see her way to meet, was that Mrs. Bort was an honest woman.
Mr. Witt's Widow|Anthony Hope

Captns boy loves pigtail, so tie it up when bort an put in his pocket.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre

British Dictionary definitions for bort

bort

boart bortz (bɔːts)

/ (bɔːt) /

noun

an inferior grade of diamond used for cutting and drilling or, in powdered form, as an industrial abrasive

Derived forms of bort

borty, adjective

Word Origin for bort

Old English gebrot fragment; related to Old Norse brot piece, Old High German broz bud

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bort
释义	bort or boart, bortz [ bawrt ] / bɔrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bort ON THESAURUS.COM noun low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive. Compare ballas, carbonado². Origin of bort 1615–25; apparently metathetic variant of *brot (Old English gebrot fragment); akin to Middle English brotel brittle, Old Norse brot fragment OTHER WORDS FROM bort borty, adjective Words nearby bort Bors, borscht, borscht circuit, borsic, borstal, bort, borzoi, Bosanquet, bosberaad, Bosc, boscage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bort Much of the bort consists of irregular aggregates of imperfect crystals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various Fragments of crystals of no value as gems or any crude Diamond dust are also known as bort in trade. Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]\|Various It was honest of Mrs. Bort to refuse to accept money which she thought might be the proceeds of burglary. Mr. Witt's Widow\|Anthony Hope The governing fact in the situation, the fact that Neaera did not see her way to meet, was that Mrs. Bort was an honest woman. Mr. Witt's Widow\|Anthony Hope Captns boy loves pigtail, so tie it up when bort an put in his pocket. The Funny Side of Physic\|A. D. Crabtre British Dictionary definitions for bort bort boart bortz (bɔːts) / (bɔːt) / noun an inferior grade of diamond used for cutting and drilling or, in powdered form, as an industrial abrasive Derived forms of bort borty, adjective Word Origin for bort Old English gebrot fragment; related to Old Norse brot piece, Old High German broz bud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bort jewel, gem, rhinestone, paragon, ice, lozenge, rock, zircon, corundum, rhombus, allotrope, solitaire, brilliant, jager
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bort

or boart, bortz

noun

Origin of bort

OTHER WORDS FROM bort

Words nearby bort

Example sentences from the Web for bort

British Dictionary definitions for bort

boart bortz (bɔːts)

noun

Derived forms of bort

Word Origin for bort

Words related to bort