lapidary style

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lapidary style - 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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