Definition of burin Burin
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What does burin mean?
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NounPlural: burins |
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| burin - a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- burin (n.)
The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble. - burin (n.)
The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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burin
būr′in, n. a kind of chisel of tempered steel, used in copper engraving—the distinctive style of a master is frequently described by such expressions as a soft, a graphic, or a brilliant burin.—n. Bur′inist, an engraver. [Fr.; from root of Bore.]
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🔤- burin, noun, singular of burins.
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