Dictionary Entry
lapidary
lapidary is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
- 2noun
A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
- 3adjective
Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
- 4adjective
Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation.
- 5noun
a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
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- 6noun
an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
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- 7adjective
of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them- Lord Byron
"the ring is of no lapidary value"
"lapidary art"
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