bort

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.

1. A surname from Yiddish.

noun

1. 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.”