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LAPIDARY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

Synonyms:

lapidary; lapidist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):

engraver (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)

Derivation:

lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

Synonyms:

lapidarist; lapidary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lapidary" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Derivation:

lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)

lapidist (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them

Example:

lapidary art

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

gemstone (a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry)

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