Synonyms for lapidary
ˈlæp ɪˌdɛr i; ləˈpɪd ər ɪst; ˌlæp ɪˈdɛər i ənlap·ida·ry

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1. lapidary, lapidaristnoun

   an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them

   Synonyms:
   lapidist, lapidarist

2. lapidary, lapidistadjective

   a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

   Synonyms:
   lapidist, lapidarist

3. lapidaryadjective

   of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them

   "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"

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1. dignified

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1. lapidarynoun

   Synonyms:
   lapidist

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1. David Berkowitz Chicago:

   Nothing is more beautiful than an organized width, and nothing is worse than an unorganized lapidary.

2. Abbe Guillaume Raynal:

   The only difference between a genius and one of common capacity is that the former anticipates and explores what the latter accidentally hits upon; but even the man of genius himself more frequently employs the advantages that chance presents him; it is the lapidary who gives value to the diamond which the peasant has dug up without knowing its value.