Lapidary

Definition of Lapidary

Lap´i`da`ry

n.

1.

An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.

2.

A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.

Lapidary's lathe
a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

a.

1.

Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.

2.

Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation.

Lapidary style
that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.

Related Words

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

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