burin
Americannoun
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a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
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a similar tool used by marble workers.
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a prehistoric pointed or chisel-like flint tool.
noun
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a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp lozenge-shaped point, used for engraving furrows in metal, wood, or marble
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an engraver's individual style
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archaeol a prehistoric flint tool with a very small transverse edge
Etymology
Origin of burin
First recorded in 1655–65; from French, from Italian burino (now bulino ) “graving tool,” equivalent to bur- (perhaps from Germanic; see bore 2) + -ino -ine 2
Example Sentences
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Malta looks like Burin, like our village in certain aspects.
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025
On a bright and nearly cloudless day in the West Bank village of Burin, hundreds gathered to bury a 10-year-old boy named Amro.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024
All the 10 years of his life, Amr lived in Burin as his parents and grandparents had.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
Larry made landfall near South East Bight on the Burin Peninsula at 11:45 p.m.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021
The hero, Captain Burin, was writing home from the battlefield to the one he had waltzed with in the first chapter, the one he loved.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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