bort

B0406900 (bôrt)n.1. Poorly crystallized diamonds used for industrial cutting and abrasion.2. A carbonado.

[Probably from Dutch boort, tiny waste diamond pieces produced in the gem cutting process, bort , probably from Old French bourt, bastard, from Late Latin burdus, hinny, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Burdō and Burdōnus, ancient Celtic masculine personal names derived from a word for a donkey or mule, animals admired for their robustness.]

bort′y adj.

bort

(bɔːt) or

boart

;

bortz

(bɔːts) n (Elements & Compounds) an inferior grade of diamond used for cutting and drilling or, in powdered form, as an industrial abrasive[Old English gebrot fragment; related to Old Norse brot piece, Old High German broz bud] ˈborty adj

bort

(bɔrt)

n. low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form as an abrasive. [1615–25; appar. metathetic variant of *brot (Old English gebrot fragment)]

bort

bort:

see diamonddiamond,
mineral, one of two crystalline forms of the element carbon (see allotropy), the hardest natural substance known, used as a gem and in industry. Properties
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bort

[bȯrt] (mineralogy) Imperfectly crystallized diamond material unsuitable for gems because of its shape, size, or color and because of flaws or inclusions; used for abrasive and cutting purposes. Also spelled boart.

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