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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable

   "1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25, Bits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Yiddish.

Example

More examples

"1931, Business Week, Issues 82-94, page 25, Bits that would require 4 to 16 carbonadoes are now set with 40 to 80 borts."

Etymology

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

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