lapidary

4 definitions found

lapidary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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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lapidary - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lapidary
      adj 1: 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: lapidary, lapidarist]
      2: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn:
         lapidary, lapidist]

lapidary - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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