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ˈlapidarist|ˈlæpɪdərɪst| [f. next + -ist.] = lapidary B 1 a, b; also fig.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 340 The skilful lapidarists of Germany affirm that this beast hath a stone in his eyes. 1620Shelton Quix. iv. vi. II. 70 A most precious Diamond, of whose Goodness and Quality all the Lapidarists that had view'd the same, would rest satisfied. 1886Sci. Amer. 7 Aug. 84/2 The stone called sapphire by Pliny is now known to lapidarists as lapis lazuli. 1926C. L. Warr Principal Caird iv. 135 He was a slow-working lapidarist, polishing every literary pebble. 1967Sat. Rev. 13 May 31 Limited editions presses are the lapidarists of the publishing world. |