English-Thai Dictionary
lapidary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ เจียร นัย พลอย lapidarian kiao-kab-kan-jian-ra-nai-ploi
lapidary
N ช่าง เจียร นัย พลอย lapidarian chang-jian-ra-nai-ploi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LAPIDARY
n.[L. lapidarius, lapis, a stone. ] 1. An artificer who cuts precious stones.
2. A dealer in precious stones.
3. A virtuoso skilled in the nature and kinds of gems or precious stones.
LAPIDARY
a.Pertaining to the art of cutting stones. The lapidary style denotes that which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LAPIDARY
Lap "i *da *ry, n.; pl. Lapidaries. Etym: [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire. ]
1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Lapidary's lathe, mill, or wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
LAPIDARY
Lap "i *da *ry, a. Etym: [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F.lapidaire. ]
1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lapidary
lap i dar y |ˈlapəˌderē ˈlæpəˌdɛri | ▶adjective (of language ) engraved on or suitable for engraving on stone and therefore elegant and concise: a lapidary statement. • of or relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing. ▶noun ( pl. lapidaries ) a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin lapidarius (in late Latin ‘stonecutter ’), from lapis, lapid- ‘stone. ’ The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
lapidary
lapidary |ˈlapɪd (ə )ri | ▶adjective relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems. • (of language ) elegant and concise, and therefore suitable for engraving on stone: a lapidary statement. ▶noun ( pl. lapidaries ) a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin lapidarius (in late Latin ‘stonecutter ’), from lapis, lapid- ‘stone ’. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.
The Wordsmith Dictionary