lapidary
Meaning of lapidary
adjective
relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
noun
a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems.
Middle English (as a noun): from Latin lapidarius (in late Latin ‘stonecutter’), from lapis, lapid- ‘stone’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century.
Information about lapidary
- The plural form of lapidary is: lapidaries.
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Hyphenation of lapidary
lap-idary
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- lapidary is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
lapidary synonyms
Meaning lapidarist:
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