† brutingn.1
Obsolete. rare.
Cutting in pieces; destruction.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [noun] > cutting up or to pieces
bruting1393
hewingc1440
hashing?1590
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xvi. 156 Ich wil hadde wynnen al Fraunce With-oute bruting of burnes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
brutingn.2
/ˈbruːtɪŋ/ The roughing-out of a diamond (see quots.).
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > process of roughing out
bruting1903
1903 L. J. Spencer tr. M. Bauer Precious Stones 82 Bruting..consists in rubbing together two diamonds, each being cemented at the end of a stick or holder, until the desired form is obtained.
1906 L. Claremont Gem-cutter's Craft iv. 41 The bruting of diamonds consists of rubbing two diamonds together in such a way that by continual friction each can be made to assume the desired shape.
Derivatives
brute v. (transitive) .
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > set or stud (something) with gems [verb (transitive)] > to rough out a diamond
brute1903
1903 L. J. Spencer tr. M. Bauer Precious Stones 243 The stone to be bruted is fixed to a handle.
ˈbruter n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > one who roughs out diamonds
bruter1903
1903 L. J. Spencer tr. M. Bauer Precious Stones 244 The three operations..are entrusted to..skilled workmen, namely cleavers, bruters, and grinders or polishers.
1906 L. Claremont Gem-cutter's Craft iv. 42 Upon the principle of ‘diamond cut diamond’ the stones are roughly fashioned by the bruter into whatever symmetrical form he has designed them to be when finished.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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