burinist
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]burinist (plural burinists)
- One who engraves with a burin.
- 1841, The Foreign Quarterly Review:
- Francois Chaveau, born in 1618, was first of all very eminent as a burinist, but he afterwards adopted the etching needle. His works show great force and character, but are hastily executed.