lapidary
石英,青石,石材,青石板
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plural lap·i·dar·ies.
- : Also lap·i·dist [lap-i-dist]. /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/. a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- : Also la·pid·ar·ist [luh-pid-er-ist]. /ləˈpɪd ər ɪst/. an expert in precious stones and the art or techniques used in cutting and engraving them.
- : the art of cutting, polishing, and engraving precious stones.
- : an old book on the lore of gems.
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Also lap·i·dar·i·an [lap-i-dair-ee-uhn]. /ˌlæp ɪˈdɛər i ən/.
- : of or relating to the cutting or engraving of precious stones.
- : characterized by an exactitude and extreme refinement that suggests gem cutting: a lapidary style; lapidary verse.
- : of, relating to, or suggestive of inscriptions on stone monuments.
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Examples
The style is as lapidary as ever, but strangely the mood is lighter than before.
Meanwhile, valuable moments in which someone could be chiming in with another “lapidary” are ticking away.
What would happen if Thomas Brown's friends paid for such lapidary style as that?
The first to come before Solomon with his complaint was one Achior, a lapidary by trade.
His first attempt produced a red ware, like jasper, which was cut and polished by the lapidary and gilt by the goldsmith.
He had carried out her mission to Perth; he had delivered the jewels to the lapidary and was back with his answer.
For further details upon Gems, and the art of cutting and engraving them, see Lapidary.