Definitions from Wiktionary (lapidary)

▸ noun:  A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
▸ noun:  The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.
▸ noun:  (obsolete)
▸ noun:  An expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
▸ noun:  Gems and precious stones collectively; jewellery.
▸ noun:  (except historical) A treatise on (precious) stones.
▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
▸ adjective:  Senses relating to inscriptions.
▸ adjective:  Of an inscription: engraved on stone.
▸ adjective:  Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.
▸ adjective:  (archaic, rare) Of or pertaining to stones in general.






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