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noun

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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Etymology of 'Burin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Burin" Quotes from Famous Books

... was burin' like the sunset down the lane: I noticed she was thinkin', too, and ast her to explain. Well—when she turned and kissed me, with her arms around me—law! I'd a bigger load o' heaven than I had ...

— Riley Love-Lyrics • James Whitcomb Riley

... it is quite dark; the hour grows late. We have to bring the boat close to the walls to distinguish the hieroglyphs and rigid gods which are engraved there as finely as by the burin. These walls, washed for nearly four years by the inundation, have already taken on at the base that sad blackish colour which may be seen on the old ...

— Egypt (La Mort De Philae) • Pierre Loti

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