lapidary
pronunciation
How to pronounce lapidary in British English:
UK [ˈlæpɪdəri]
How to pronounce lapidary in American English:
US [ˈlæpɪderi]
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- Noun:
- an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
- a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
Word Origin
- lapidary (n.)
- "one skilled in working with precious stones," late 14c., from Old French lapidaire (12c.), from Latin lapidarius "stonecutter," originally an adjective "of or working with stone," from lapis (genitive lapidis) "stone." Meaning "a treatise on precious stones" is late 14c. Related: Lapidarist.
Example
- 1. He is a professional lapidary who cuts , polishes and engraves precious stones .
- 2. So I worked harder and harder , focusing on every new goal with lapidary precision .
- 3. The flower of multicoloured and tropical vegetation are all round villa , it is lapidary like tropics , became the beautiful ornament of white sugar lubricious beach and blue-black sea .
- 4. In lapidary inscription a man is not upon oath .
- 5. A lapidary inscription , proverb , speech , etc.