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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them;
- Example: "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron
- Example: "lapidary art"


The 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. [1913 Webster] Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]
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