单词 | burin |
释义 | burin /byoor"in, berr"-/, n. 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 chisellike flint tool. [1655-65; < F < It burino (now bulino) graving tool, equiv. to bur- (perh. < Gmc; see BORE1) + -ino -INE2] |
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