burin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɝ.ɪn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbjʊəɹɪn/ (US)
Etymology
From French burin. Doublet of boline.
Meanings
-
A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
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.
2006, Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell, Chess, London: Penguin:
- A prehistoric flint tool
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| burins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
burinist · microburin · burinate · burination
Translations (17)
fi kaiverrin (chisel) · pl rylec (chisel) · de Grabstichel (chisel) · ca burí (chisel) · bg гравьорско длето (chisel) · enm gravere (chisel) · ca burí (prehistoric tool) · es buril (chisel) · el σκαρπέλο (chisel) · gl buril (chisel) · ga bior greanta (chisel) · it bulino (chisel) · ru резе́ц гравёра (chisel) · ru грабштихель (chisel) · de Stichel (prehistoric tool) · eo burino (chisel) · fi uurrin (prehistoric tool)