BORT


Meaning of BORT in English

ˈbȯ(ə)rt noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from Dutch boort, perhaps from Middle French bourt bastard, from Latin burdus hinny

1. also boart or boort ˈbō(ə)rt, ˈbȯ(- : a diamond of inferior quality : a diamond not of gem quality ; collectively : material consisting of imperfectly crystallized diamonds or of fragments produced in cutting diamonds used for dressing and truing grinding wheels and in making abrasive diamond powder — called also bortz

2. : carbonado III

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