1) Beautiful stone 2) Cut mineral 3) Decorative stone 4) English boy name 5) Gemstone 6) Gemstone mineral 7) Imperfect diamond 8) Industial diamond 9) Industrial diamond 10) Jewel 11) Jewel mineral 12) Low-quality diamond 13) Mineral jewel 14) Mineral gemstone 15) Powdered form of diamond 16) Polished jewel
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Bort or boart is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of non-gem-grade/quality diamonds. In the manufacturing and heavy industries, `bort` is used to describe dark, imperfectly formed/crystallized diamonds of varying levels of opacity. The lowest grade, `crushing bort`, is crushed by steel mortars and used to make industrial-...
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[name] Bort is an English name meaning `fortified`. It is also an eastern Ashkenazic surname that refers to a man with a remarkable beard. It originates from the Yiddish word `bord` and the German `Bart,` which both mean `beard.` It may also originate from the polish word `borta,` a loanword from the German `borte` meaning `braid` or `gall....
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diamond fragments or dust
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• (n.) Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.
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one of the varieties of industrial diamond (q.v.).[1 related articles]
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Term for industrial grade diamonds.
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Bort noun Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.
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Bort is a powdered form of diamond.
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low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, esp. for industrial use as an abrasive.
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