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What is a burin?

What is a burin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
  2. A prehistoric flint tool.
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Just a little cross-hatching, a little rough spluttering work with the burin, and we have this bit of marvellous irony.
The seals were generally cut from steatite and were carved in intaglio or incised with a copper burin.
By manipulating the plate with his left hand in harmony with the motions of the burin, the engraver can facilitate the direction of the lines, as well as steadying the plate.
The beryl crystals were presumably cut out of this rock with a sharp-pointed metal tool, perhaps an iron blade or burin.
The principal process of entaglio engravings are the burin, the etching, the dry point and the aquatinte.
She learned to handle the burin, and succeeded in this as in every thing else.

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