Burin

[bjuәrin]

Definition

(noun.) a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving.

Checker: Steve--From WordNet

Definition

(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; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin.

Editor: Warren

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Graver, style.

Inputed by Joe

Definition

n. a kind of chisel of tempered steel used in copper engraving—the distinctive style of a master is frequently described by such expressions as a soft a graphic or a brilliant burin.—n. Bur′inist an engraver.

Edited by Jacqueline