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1. (n.) burin
a tempered steel tool with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving metal and marble.
2. burin
a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F < It burino (now bulino) graving tool)
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1. (noun) burin
a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
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1. (noun) burin
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
2. (noun) burin
the manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin
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