verb
- past tense of brute; to shape or grind (a diamond) by rubbing it against another diamond
Usage: technical; jewelry/gemology
adjective
- shaped or ground by the bruting process (of a diamond)
Usage: technical; jewelry/gemology
Examples
- The jeweler bruted the rough diamond to prepare it for faceting.
- A bruted diamond has a rounded outline before the facets are cut.
- The bruting process removes excess material and shapes the stone.
- Once the stone was bruted, it was ready for the next stage of polishing.