English Dictionary

burin

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbjʊɚ.ɪn/

名詞

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. / A prehistoric flint tool

日本語の意味

彫刻や線刻用に用いられる、先の鋭いのみ / 先史時代の燧石器

The artist carefully guided the burin across the copper plate to achieve the finest lines.

その芸術家は、最も細い線を刻むために、先の尖った彫刻刀を銅板の上で慎重に操った。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

A prehistoric flint tool

burins （ plural ）