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lapidary

1

[ lap-i-der-ee ]

noun

plural lapidaries.
  1. Also ··徱 [] a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
  2. Also ·辱·· [] an expert in precious stones and the art or techniques used in cutting and engraving them.
  3. the art of cutting, polishing, and engraving precious stones.
  4. an old book on the lore of gems.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the cutting or engraving of precious stones.
  2. characterized by an exactitude and extreme refinement that suggests gem cutting:

    a lapidary style; lapidary verse.

  3. of, relating to, or suggestive of inscriptions on stone monuments.

lapidary

2

[ lap-i-der-ee ]

noun

plural lapidaries.
  1. Also ··徱 [] a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
  2. Also ·辱·· [] an expert in precious stones and the art or techniques used in cutting and engraving them.
  3. the art of cutting, polishing, and engraving precious stones.
  4. an old book on the lore of gems.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cutting or engraving of precious stones.
  2. characterized by an exactitude and extreme refinement that suggests gem cutting:

    a lapidary style; lapidary verse.

  3. of, relating to, or suggestive of inscriptions on stone monuments.

lapidary

/ ˈæɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a person whose business is to cut, polish, set, or deal in gemstones
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to gemstones or the work of a lapidary
  2. DZ辱岹ˌæɪˈɛəɪə engraved, cut, or inscribed in a stone or gemstone
  3. of sufficiently high quality to be engraved on a stone

    a lapidary inscription

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ辱ˈ岹, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lapidary1

1325–75; Middle English lapidarie (noun) < Latin 辱ܲ of stone (adj.), stone-cutter (noun), equivalent to lapid- (stem of lapis ) stone + -ary

Origin of lapidary2

1325–75; Middle English lapidarie (noun) < Latin 辱ܲ of stone (adj.), stone-cutter (noun), equivalent to lapid- (stem of lapis ) stone + -ary
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lapidary1

C14: from Latin 辱ܲ, from lapid-, lapis stone
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Two layered discs carved out of Dalmatian jasper support a pink-hued thulite bowl; the materials were selected by the brand’s gemologists and cut and polished by lapidaries to bring out their full character.

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Art and dance studios lined the left side and lapidary labs the right.

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When you conduct your search, look for a digital jewelry scale that has the ability to weigh gemstones, lapidary materials and jewelry.

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Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S.

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Readers were clamoring for literary works that deployed irony, lapidary prose and an artful yet steely-eyed glimpse into the conflict.

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