bort
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bort¹
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
noun borts · boart · boort
- The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond. 1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25, Bits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts.
Bort²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.
proper noun Borts
- A surname from Yiddish.
Talk about this word "bort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bort. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bort. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bort "bort." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bort.Cite this
@misc{bort_2026,
title = {bort},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bort},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
