brute

[ broot ]

/ brut /

verb (used with object), brut·ed, brut·ing.

to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.

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Origin of brute

back formation from bruting a rough hewing (of a diamond), partial translation of French brutage literally, a roughing, equivalent to brut rough, raw (see brute¹) + -age -age

Words nearby brute

brut, brutal, brutalism, brutality, brutalize, brute, brute force, brute-force attack, brutify, brutish, brutus

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Example sentences from the Web for bruting

Stones of fancy shape, such as square, or cushion shape, have to be formed in part by hand rubbing or "bruting" as it is called.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for bruting

brute

/ (bruːt) /

noun

any animal except man; beast; lower animal
(as modifier)brute nature

a brutal person

adjective (prenominal)

wholly instinctive or physical (esp in the phrases brute strength, brute force)

without reason or intelligence

coarse and grossly sensual

Word Origin for brute

C15: from Latin brūtus heavy, irrational; related to gravis heavy

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