'Lapidary style' definitions:

Definition of 'Lapidary style'

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]