Meaning of LAPIDARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'lapi`deree
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | lapidarist, lapidist |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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