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lapidary

/lap-i-der-ee/US // ˈlæp ɪˌdɛr i //UK // (ˈlæpɪdərɪ) //

石英,青石,石材,青石板

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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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.
adj.形容词 adjective
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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.