Burin from the French burin meaning "cold chisel" has two specialised meanings for types of tools in English, one meaning a steel cutting tool which is the essential tool of engraving, and the other, in archaeology, meaning a special type of lithic flake with a chisel-like edge which was probably also used for engraving, or for carving wood or bone. Printmaking An engraving burin is used predominantly by engravers, but also by relief printmakers in making wood engravings. Its older English name… (More on Burin)