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BORT
Noun
bort (countable and uncountable, plural borts)
Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting or abrasion; a poorly crystallized diamond.
Source: Wiktionary
Bort, n.
Definition: Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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