Burin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A steel cutting tool with a sharp beveled point, used in engraving or carving stone. Also called graver.
  • n. The style or technique of an engraver's work.
  • n. Archaeology A stone tool with a chisellike head. Also called graver.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
  • n. A prehistoric flint tool.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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 tool used by workers in marble.
  • n. The manner or style of execution of an engraver.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An engravers' tool of tempered steel, with a lozenge-shaped point, fixed in a handle the end of which, held in the hand, is rounded at the top; a graver.
  • n. The manner or style of execution of an engraver: as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.
  • n. A steel graver used by marble-workers. Also spelled burine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chisel   
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    Words with the same meaning
    graver   
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