lapidary

1. n. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. Source: opted

2. n. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Source: opted

3. a. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation. Source: opted

4. a. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. Source: opted

5. adj. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them Source: wordnet

6. n. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them Source: wordnet

7. n. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones Source: wordnet

8. 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. 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. Source: webster

9. j:100 n. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them n. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones a. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them Source: ecdict

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