Canadian English Meaning of burin

Burin

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Wordnet

burin (n)

a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving

Webster

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 tool used by workers in marble.

The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.

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Burin

a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engravingThe cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel,

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burier => undertaker, buried => buried, burial vault => Burial vault, burial site => Burial site, burial mound => Burial mound,