[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lapidary \lap"idary\, 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
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lapidary style 

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