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bort

  [bawrt]
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–noun
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, esp. for industrial use as an abrasive.
Also, boart, bortz  [bawrts] .
Compare ballas, carbonado 2 .

Origin:
1615–25; appar. metathetic var. of *brot (OE gebrot fragment); akin to ME brotel brittle, ON brot fragment

Related forms:
borty, adjective
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bort   (bôrt)   
n.  
  1. Poorly crystallized diamonds used for industrial cutting and abrasion.
  2. A carbonado.

[Probably from Dutch boort.]
bort'y adj.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Bort
Spanish: a; lejos,
German: weg,
Japanese: 離れて
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