burin

[ byoor-in, bur- ]

/ ˈbyʊər ɪn, ˈbɜr- /

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noun

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

a similar tool used by marble workers.

a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool.

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Origin of burin

1655–65; <French <Italian burino (now bulino) graving tool, equivalent to bur- (perhaps <Germanic; see bore²) + -ino-ine²

Words nearby burin

Buridan's ass, buried, buried flap, buried suture, burier, burin, Burj Dubai, Burk, burka, Burkburnett, burke

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How to use burin in a sentence

Meanwhile, residents of Bracha settlement attacked Burin village, throwing Molotov cocktails at Bashir al-Zein's home.
Report: Israel Finds Tunnels Under West Bank Wall|Orly Halpern|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nearly the last work of his burin was a portrait of Shakspeare, patronized by George Steevens.
A Walk from London to Fulham|Thomas Crofton Croker
It seems a draughtsman working with a burnt stick; and yet the burin of a Retzsch is not more expressive or exact.
Life of Robert Burns|Thomas Carlyle
The first is to plough into the metal with a sharp steel instrument called a burin.
The Book of Art for Young People|Agnes Conway

The plates were intended to develop a new process of reproduction, but had to be finished by the burin.
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3)|Various
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

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

an engraver's individual style

archaeol a prehistoric flint tool with a very small transverse edge

Word Origin for burin

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

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