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LAPIDARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidary mean?
• LAPIDARY (noun)
The noun LAPIDARY has 2 senses:
1. an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
2. a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
Familiarity information: LAPIDARY used as a noun is rare.
• LAPIDARY (adjective)
The adjective LAPIDARY has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
Familiarity information: LAPIDARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
lapidarist; lapidary
Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Derivation:
lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
lapidary; lapidist
Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):
engraver (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)
Derivation:
lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
lapidary art
Pertainym:
gemstone (a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry)
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