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burin

See also: Burin

English

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A burin (chisel) consisting of the handle, shaft, cutting tip and face.
 
burin on a blade

Etymology

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From French burin. Doublet of boline.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbjʊɚ.ɪn/, /ˈbɝ.ɪn/

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burin (plural burins)

  1. A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
    • 2006, Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell, Chess, London: Penguin:
      I kept staring at the same wallpaper on the same wall; I stared at it so often that every line of its zigzag pattern has etched itself on the innermost folds of my brain as if with an engraver’s burin.
  2. A prehistoric flint tool

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A-Pucikwar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Great Andamanese *burə/in.

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burin

  1. hill
  2. mountain

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Aka-Kede

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Etymology

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From Proto-Great Andamanese *burə/in.

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burin

  1. hill, mountain

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian burino.

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  • IPA(key): /by.ʁɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

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burin m (plural burins)

  1. burin, graver

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