bort

bort
borty, adj.
/bawrt/, n.
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/. Cf. ballas, carbonado2.
[1615-25; appar. metathetic var. of *brot (OE gebrot fragment); akin to ME brotel brittle, ON brot fragment]

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      one of the varieties of industrial diamond (q.v.).

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