BURIN


Meaning of BURIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbyu̇r-ən, ˈbər- ]

noun

Etymology: French

Date: 1662

1. : an engraver's steel cutting tool having the blade ground obliquely to a sharp point

2. : a prehistoric flint tool with a beveled point

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.