rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
A subtle ridge on the edge of strip stainless steel resulting from cutting operations such as slitting, trimming, shearing, or blanking For example, as a stainless steel processor trims the sides of the sheet stainless steel parallel or cuts a sheet of stainless steel into strips, its edges will bend with the direction of the cut
A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr
Raised, sharp edge inherent in cutting operations such as shearing blanking, punching and drilling
The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc
> In printmaking, when a drypoint needle or other engraving tool is used to draw directly into a metal plate, small, fine pieces of metal are raised up on both sides of the scored line This burr holds additional ink during the printing process and gives the lines a velvety or fuzzy texture Burr is very delicate and consequently is easily worn down during the pressures of the printing process Early pulls or impressions taken from such plates are characterized by rich burr In the case of Old Master prints especially, the quantity and evidence of burr can sometimes be used as an aid in determining how early the impression was pulled
The ridged metal raised on both sides of the lines that are needle-cut in the dry point process In mezzotint, burr is the surface of the plate when worked with a doctor top
A thin ridge of roughness left by a cutting operation such as slitting, trimming, shearing, blanking, or sawing
If someone has a burr, they speak English with a regional accent in which `r' sounds are pronounced more strongly than in the standard British way of speaking. a warm West Country burr. American politician who became Vice President of the United States (1801-1805) under Thomas Jefferson after a deadlock in the electoral college was broken by the House of Representatives. On July 11, 1804, Burr mortally wounded his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and later fled south where he was involved in a mysterious conspiracy to establish an independent nation in Mexico and the Southwest. Tried for treason, he was acquitted for lack of evidence. A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet
{i} mechanical whirring noise; sound made by cars; guttural pronunciation of "r" (in Scottish and Northern English dialects); rough edge; prickly seedpod
a protruding jagged, or ragged edge raised on metal during drilling, shearing, puncturing, plowing, or engraving of metal (empty) Back to Top - C -
The ridge of metal raised on either side of a line incised by a burin or drypoint needle The rough surface on a mezzotint is also called a burr See steel facing
A small, rough, sharp projection found on a cut metal edge A sharp-tipped projection raised by an engraving tool A rotary steel cutting tool generally used in a flexible shaft machine
The very subtle ridge on the edge of strip steel left by cutting operations such as slitting, trimming, shearing, or blanking For example, as a steel processor trims the sides of the sheet steel parallel or cuts a sheet of steel into strips, its edges will bend with the direction of the cut (see Edge Rolling)