noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”). obsolete, rare

   "the factitious Stones of Chymists in invitation being easily detected by any ordinary Lapidist"

2. 2
   a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lapidarylapidary

Example

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"the factitious Stones of Chymists in invitation being easily detected by any ordinary Lapidist"

Etymology

From Latin lapis, lapidis (“a stone”).

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