BURIN


Meaning of BURIN in English

/byoor"in, berr"-/ , n.

1. a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.

2. a similar tool used by marble workers.

3. a prehistoric pointed or chisellike flint tool.

[ 1655-65; burino (now bulino ) graving tool, equiv. to bur- (perh. 1 ) + -ino -INE 2 ]

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