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BURIN

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bu⋅rin

  [byoor-in, bur-]
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–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.
3. a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool.
Origin:
1655–65; < F < It burino (now bulino) graving tool, equiv. to bur- (perh. < Gmc; see bore 1 ) + -ino -ine 2
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bu·rin   (byŏŏr'ĭn, bûr'-)   
n.  

  1. A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving or carving stone. Also called graver.

  2. The style or technique of an engraver's work.

  3. Archaeology A stone tool with a chisellike head. Also called graver.


[French, probably from obsolete Italian burino, of Germanic origin.]
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burin

engraving tool with a metal shaft that is cut or ground diagonally downward to form a diamond-shaped point at the tip. The angle of the point of a particular tool affects the width and depth of the engraved lines. The shaft of the tool is fixed in a flat handle that can be held close to the working surface; it has a wide rounded end for bracing against the palm of the hand. The point is guided by thumb and forefinger.

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