[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
see also:
lapidary style 

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

lapidary \lap"idary\, n.; pl. lapidaries. l. lapidarius,
   fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. f. lapidaire.
   1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious
      stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
      1913 webster

   2. a virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a
      connoisseur of lapidary work.
      1913 webster

   lapidary's lathe, lapidary's mill, lapidary's wheel, a
      machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a
      vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and
      polishing.
      1913 webster
see also:
lapidaries lapidary's lathe lapidary's mill lapidary's wheel 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lapidary
     adj : of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with
           them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- lord byron;
           "lapidary art"
     n 1: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and
          engraving them syn: lapidarist
     2: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones syn:
         lapidist
see also:
lapidarist lapidist 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "lapidary":
   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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