burinist

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burinist

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From burin + -ist.

noun burinists

One who engraves with a burin. 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.

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@misc{burinist_2026,
  title = {burinist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burinist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}