burin

[ byoor-in, bur- ]

noun
  1. a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.

  2. a similar tool used by marble workers.

  1. a prehistoric pointed or chisel-like flint tool.

Origin of burin

1
First recorded in 1655–65; from French, from Italian burino (now bulino ) “graving tool,” equivalent to bur- (perhaps from Germanic; see bore2) + -ino -ine2

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How to use burin in a sentence

  • Upon these occasions, Master Tobias, purple with wrath, brandished his burin and raved.

    Nicanor - Teller of Tales | C. Bryson Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for burin

burin

/ (ˈbjʊərɪn) /


noun
  1. a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp lozenge-shaped point, used for engraving furrows in metal, wood, or marble

  2. an engraver's individual style

  1. archaeol a prehistoric flint tool with a very small transverse edge

Origin of burin

1
C17: from French, perhaps from Italian burino, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German boro auger; see bore 1

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