burin

bu·rin  (byrn, 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.

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

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burin [ˈbjʊərɪn]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp lozenge-shaped point, used for engraving furrows in metal, wood, or marble

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an engraver's individual style

3. (Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol a prehistoric flint tool with a very small transverse edge

[from French, perhaps from Italian burino, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German boro auger; see bore¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

burin - a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving chisel - an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

Translations

burin

n (Art) → Stichel m