Low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, esp. for industrial use as an abrasive. (dictionary.com)
1. Poorly crystallized diamonds used for industrial cutting and abrasion. 2. A carbonado. (American Heritage)
Bort or boart is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of 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-grade abrasive grits. Small bort crystals are used in drill bits. The Democratic Republic of the Congo provides 75% of the world supply of crushing bort. (Wikipedia)
Mmm... pasta alla carbonara... *drooling*
Here's bort in yur eye! Arrrrgh!
2. A carbonado. (American Heritage): Hey, is that the Italian bacon and eggs pasta dish? I love that!
Ooops! Wrong list...
For some reason, it sticks in my mind that the standard drinking toast in Iceland is something like "scowly bort".
Perhaps one of our freshly minted Wordie Icelandic experts might be able to enlighten us further?
I may adapt the term crushing bort to refer to a few particularly yawn-inducing acquaintances.
I thought it was a joke from the Simpsons.
Noobly-noot, bort bort!
And here I thought "bort" was just a common Swedish chef ejaculation.
Low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, esp. for industrial use as an abrasive. (dictionary.com)
1. Poorly crystallized diamonds used for industrial cutting and abrasion.
2. A carbonado. (American Heritage)
Bort or boart is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of 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-grade abrasive grits. Small bort crystals are used in drill bits. The Democratic Republic of the Congo provides 75% of the world supply of crushing bort. (Wikipedia)