1) Archaeological artefact type 2) Chisel 3) Engraving tool 4) French word used in English 5) Metal-engraving tool 6) Used for engraving
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Burin from the French burin meaning `cold chisel` has two specialised meanings for types of tools in English, one meaning a steel cutting tool which is the essential tool of engraving, and the other, in archaeology, meaning a special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which was probably also used for engraving, or for carving wood or b.....
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• (n.) The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant 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 ...
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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 ... [7 related articles]
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This is a small chisel-like worked flint tool.
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A tool flaked into a chisel point for inscribing or grooving bone, wood, leather, stone or antler.
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Bu'rin noun [ French
burin , confer Italian
burino ,
bulino ; probably from Old High German
bora borer,
borōn to bore, German
bohren . See 1st
Bore .]
1. The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of te...
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A burin (also called a graver) is a tempered steel instrument used for engraving copper, steel etc. It has a triangular point attached to a wooden handle. In working, the burin is held in the palm of the hand, and pushed forward so as to cut a portion of the metal.
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n] - a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point
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noun a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
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a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal. · a similar tool used by marble workers. · a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool.
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