So many metaphoric possibilities for a single-syllable word (with a great root, to boot)… bort: A collective name for diamonds of inferior quality, especially such as have a radiating crystallization, so that they will not take a polish. An amorphous variety of diamond, brown, gray, or black in color, and known also as black diamond or carbonado, found massive in Brazil in association with pure diamonds. The black diamonds, called bort, are used mainly for arming diamond drills and for polishing other diamonds. ~ Wealth of the Worlds Waste Places and Oceania The best plan is to procure a bit of bort which has been used in a diamond drill, and whose properties have therefore been tested to some extent. ~ On Laboratory Arts In the diamond industry, the term bort is used for diamonds that have a rough, rounded form and which lack a distinct cleavage. Diamond. ~ The Encyclopedia of Earth Bort may come from the Old French for bastard.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:16:49 +0000
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