'Lapidary' definitions:
Definition of 'lapidary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"
noun
An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them [syn: lapidary, lapidarist]
noun
A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones [syn: lapidary, lapidist]
Definition of 'Lapidary'
From: 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. [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]
Definition of 'Lapidary'
From: 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. [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]
Synonyms of 'lapidary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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