Lapidary

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lapidary \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.
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     2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary
        adulation.
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     {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental
        and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lapidary \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.
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     2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
        connoisseur of lapidary work.
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     {Lapidary's lathe}, {Lapidary's mill}, {Lapidary's wheel}, a
        machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a
        vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and
        polishing.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lapidary
       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"
       n 1: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and
            engraving them [syn: {lapidarist}]
       2: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn:
           {lapidist}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "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