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Definition of rough diamond in English: rough diamondnounrʌf ˈdʌɪ(ə)məndˌrəf ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd 1British A person who is generally of good character but lacks manners, education, or style. my grandfather was a bit of a rough diamond North American term diamond in the rough Example sentencesExamples - ‘You're a real rough diamond,’ the producer tells me afterwards.
- If Barry was a rough diamond, then Martin is a creamy opal.
- He was a rough diamond with a penchant for breakfast in bed and pin collecting.
- He never puts a foot wrong as the rough diamond with an even rougher tongue.
- I do not think that the defendant would object if I describe him as a rough diamond.
- I think he is a good soul but he's a rough diamond.
- Exuding coarse manners, she's every inch a rough diamond.
- They first spotted their talisman in training camp last year in Chicago where the Bears, unbelievably, did not recognise a rough diamond in their midst.
- Because it was such a nasty case and because, as I put it, they are rough diamonds, one had to be very careful in relation to the law and applying it.
- Karl, ex-jailbird and one-time porn star is a rough diamond indeed.
- He believes they can transform the player from a rough diamond into a priceless signing.
2An uncut diamond. Example sentencesExamples - The European Commission last week adopted a scheme to monitor the import of rough diamonds into the European Union.
- Every year, India imports about 120 million carats of rough diamonds, worth US $3.84 billion and exports.
- The roadmap includes a series of focused expert meetings to develop the proposed international certification scheme for rough diamonds.
- The domestic diamond industry may soon get rough diamonds directly from African countries.
- A rough diamond cut into a brilliant round may only yield half a carat compared to another 50% more carat for fancy cut diamonds.
- That equates to $8,407 per carat, which is much higher than the $60 / carat that rough diamonds currently fetch on the open market.
- Any rough diamond entering or leaving a country taking part in the scheme would have to be transported in a sealed container and accompanied by a certificate of origin.
- The maximum increase in exports was in the category of rough diamonds and gold jewellery, a Council release said.
- To manufacture a diamond is to take a rough diamond and ‘polish’ it for use in jewellery.
- The venture is a first for the diamond industry, where the world of diamond mining, which produces rough diamonds, and the world of jewellery retailing have historically remained very far apart.
- Discovered in South Africa in 1905, the 3025 carat rough diamond eventually made its way to Britain and was presented to King Edward VII in November 1907.
- A statement issued this week said LKI will purchase rough diamonds and supervise the manufacturing of those deemed suitable to cut and polish.
- It trades 85 per cent of the world's production in rough diamonds and 55 per cent of the polished ones.
- The higher demand for rough diamonds stems from the decline in the stock of polished diamonds at cutting centres.
- The Indian gem industry cuts and polishes 60 per cent of world's rough diamonds by value and 80 per cent of rough diamonds by volume.
- He said the polished diamonds will be Namibian unlike other diamond cutting factories in the country that cut rough diamonds from other countries.
- With revenue from the illegal mining and sale of rough diamonds, the rebels have been able to purchase and stockpile ammunition to prolong the war.
- Under the scheme diamond producer countries would control the production and transport of rough diamonds from the mine to the point of export.
- De Beers supplies up to 65% of the world's rough diamonds.
- Russia will supply 30,000 carats of rough diamonds for jewellery and 1 million carats of technical diamonds.
Definition of rough diamond in US English: rough diamondnounˌrəf ˈdaɪ(ə)məndˌrəf ˈdī(ə)mənd 1British A person who is generally of good character but lacks manners, education, or style; a diamond in the rough. my grandfather was a bit of a rough diamond Example sentencesExamples - I do not think that the defendant would object if I describe him as a rough diamond.
- ‘You're a real rough diamond,’ the producer tells me afterwards.
- They first spotted their talisman in training camp last year in Chicago where the Bears, unbelievably, did not recognise a rough diamond in their midst.
- I think he is a good soul but he's a rough diamond.
- He believes they can transform the player from a rough diamond into a priceless signing.
- He was a rough diamond with a penchant for breakfast in bed and pin collecting.
- If Barry was a rough diamond, then Martin is a creamy opal.
- He never puts a foot wrong as the rough diamond with an even rougher tongue.
- Because it was such a nasty case and because, as I put it, they are rough diamonds, one had to be very careful in relation to the law and applying it.
- Exuding coarse manners, she's every inch a rough diamond.
- Karl, ex-jailbird and one-time porn star is a rough diamond indeed.
2An uncut diamond. Example sentencesExamples - Discovered in South Africa in 1905, the 3025 carat rough diamond eventually made its way to Britain and was presented to King Edward VII in November 1907.
- Every year, India imports about 120 million carats of rough diamonds, worth US $3.84 billion and exports.
- It trades 85 per cent of the world's production in rough diamonds and 55 per cent of the polished ones.
- Under the scheme diamond producer countries would control the production and transport of rough diamonds from the mine to the point of export.
- Any rough diamond entering or leaving a country taking part in the scheme would have to be transported in a sealed container and accompanied by a certificate of origin.
- A rough diamond cut into a brilliant round may only yield half a carat compared to another 50% more carat for fancy cut diamonds.
- The roadmap includes a series of focused expert meetings to develop the proposed international certification scheme for rough diamonds.
- To manufacture a diamond is to take a rough diamond and ‘polish’ it for use in jewellery.
- The venture is a first for the diamond industry, where the world of diamond mining, which produces rough diamonds, and the world of jewellery retailing have historically remained very far apart.
- The domestic diamond industry may soon get rough diamonds directly from African countries.
- With revenue from the illegal mining and sale of rough diamonds, the rebels have been able to purchase and stockpile ammunition to prolong the war.
- A statement issued this week said LKI will purchase rough diamonds and supervise the manufacturing of those deemed suitable to cut and polish.
- The European Commission last week adopted a scheme to monitor the import of rough diamonds into the European Union.
- The maximum increase in exports was in the category of rough diamonds and gold jewellery, a Council release said.
- De Beers supplies up to 65% of the world's rough diamonds.
- Russia will supply 30,000 carats of rough diamonds for jewellery and 1 million carats of technical diamonds.
- He said the polished diamonds will be Namibian unlike other diamond cutting factories in the country that cut rough diamonds from other countries.
- The higher demand for rough diamonds stems from the decline in the stock of polished diamonds at cutting centres.
- That equates to $8,407 per carat, which is much higher than the $60 / carat that rough diamonds currently fetch on the open market.
- The Indian gem industry cuts and polishes 60 per cent of world's rough diamonds by value and 80 per cent of rough diamonds by volume.
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