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Word of the day
for January 4
lapidary n
  1. A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
  2. The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.
  3. (obsolete)
    1. An expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
    2. Gems and precious stones collectively; jewellery.
    3. (except historical) A treatise on (precious) stones.

lapidary adj

  1. Of or pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
  2. Senses relating to inscriptions.
    1. Of an inscription: engraved on stone.
    2. Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.
  3. (archaic, rare) Of or pertaining to stones in general.
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