The meaning of Lapidary
Lapidary – definition
adjectiveRelating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
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Meanwhile mr musonda said two local companies were interested in setting up lapidary centres for th…
nounA person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.
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Its streets were ‘handsome and broad, full of the shops of jewellers, goldsmiths, lapidaries, carpe…
nounSomeone whose job is cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones
Usage examples:
A lapidary workshop, he writes in fine lapidary prose.
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Word origin
Middle English (as a noun): from Latin lapidarius (in late Latin ‘stonecutter’), from lapis, lapid- ‘stone’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century.
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