Lapidary /(?)/

Lap·i·da·ry

Lapidary

n.

pl. Lapidaries

  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.

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

Lapidary

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.

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