burin

[ byoor-in, bur- ]

noun

1. a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
2. a similar tool used by marble workers.
3. a prehistoric pointed or chisel-like flint tool.

burin

/ ˈbjʊərɪn /

noun

1. a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp lozenge-shaped point, used for engraving furrows in metal, wood, or marble
2. an engraver's individual style
3. archaeol a prehistoric flint tool with a very small transverse edge

Word History and Origins

Origin of burin¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from French, from Italian burino (now bulino ) “graving tool,” equivalent to bur- (perhaps from Germanic; bore ² ) + -ino -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of burin¹

C17: from French, perhaps from Italian burino , of Germanic origin: compare Old High German boro auger; see bore ¹

Example Sentences

Captain Burin had been wounded, he remembered.

From Literature

The hero, Captain Burin, was writing home from the battlefield to the one he had waltzed with in the first chapter, the one he loved.

From Literature

On a bright and nearly cloudless day in the West Bank village of Burin, hundreds gathered to bury a 10-year-old boy named Amro.

From Los Angeles Times

“We don’t have the most basic human rights or sense of security or safety,” said Ibrahim Omran, who heads Burin’s council.

From Los Angeles Times

All the 10 years of his life, Amr lived in Burin as his parents and grandparents had.

From BBC