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bort
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English
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
Noun
bort (countable and uncountable, plural borts)
- 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.
- 1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25,
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Noun
bort (definite accusative bortu, plural bortlar)
Declension
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “bort”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
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Bavarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). Cognate with German Wort, English word.
Noun
bort n
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). Cognate with German Wort, English word.
Noun
bort n (plural börtar)
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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