Lapidary
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
"The ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron
"Lapidary art"
noun
(2) A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
(3) An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
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Etymology
From Latin lapidarius ‘of stones’ (later used as a noun ‘stone-cutter’), from lapis ‘stone’.
Noun
Adjective
- Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
- Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise.
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- 2000: The sole truth was that supplied by mathematics or by such lapidary propositions as “What's done cannot be undone,” which was irrefutably correct. — Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 71)
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