About The Word Lapidary
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Lapidary
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What's The Definition Of Lapidary?
[n] a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
[n] an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them [adj] of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lapidary: lapidarist | lapidist Related Terms | Find terms related to Lapidary: aquatint | aquatinta | autolithographic | burinist | carver | cerographer | chalcographer | engraver | etcher | gem engraver | glyptic | glyptographic | graphic artist | graver | inscriber | line engraver | lithographer | lithographic | mezzotint | printmaker | pyrographer | serigrapher | silk-screen artist | wood engraver | wood-block | xylographic | xylopyrographer Lapidary In Webster's Dictionary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,
fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]
1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
connoisseur of lapidary work.
{Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting
essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used
by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
\Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation. 2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious. |
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