单词 | lapidarist |
释义 | lapidarist in British English (ˈlæpɪdəˌrɪst) noun formal or archaic another word for lapidary lapidary in British English (ˈlæpɪdərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -daries 1. a person whose business is to cut, polish, set, or deal in gemstones adjective 2. of or relating to gemstones or the work of a lapidary 3. Also: lapidarian (ˌlæpɪˈdɛərɪən) engraved, cut, or inscribed in a stone or gemstone 4. of sufficiently high quality to be engraved on a stone a lapidary inscription Derived forms lapidarian (ˌlapiˈdarian) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin lapidārius, from lapid-, lapis stone |
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