*lapi*

n. [ L. Aesculapius, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dilapidated p. pr. & vb. n. Dilapidating ] [ L. dilapidare to scatter like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis a stone. See Lapidary. ] 1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; -- said of a building. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the patrimony. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander. [ 1913 Webster ]

The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. [ 1913 Webster ]

A deserted and dilapidated buildings. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dilapidatio: cf. F. dilapidation. ] 1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation of their public estate. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention. [ 1913 Webster ]

The business of dilapidations came on between our bishop and the Archibishop of York. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dilapidateur. ] One who causes dilapidation. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a venomous snake of the family Elapidae, including the . [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits, mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and tiger snakes.
Syn. -- family Elapidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. elapidatus cleared from stones; e out + lapis stone. ] A clearing away of stones. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Elaps. ] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Elapidæ, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See Ophidia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Æsculapian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Æsculapius. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. in- in + L. lapis, lapidis, stone. ] To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to jalap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lapicida, fr. lapis stone + caedere to cut. ] A stonecutter. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lapidarius, fr. lapis, -idis, stone. ] Consisting of stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Lapidaries [ L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire. ] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lapidary's lathe,
Lapidary's mill,
Lapidary's wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lapidary style, that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare, fr. lapis stone. ] To stone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation. ] The act of stoning. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone. ] Of the nature of stone. [ Obs. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being lapidescent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hardening into a stone substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A stony concretion. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent. ] Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique. ] Forming or converting into stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. lapidification. ] The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lapidified p. pr. & vb. n. Lapidifying ] [ Cf. f. lapidifier. See Lapidific, and -fy. ] To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become stone or stony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lapis, -idis, a stone. ] A lapidary. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Lapilli. ] The state of being, or the act of making, stony. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone. ] (Min.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Lapides [ L. ] A stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lapis calaminaris pos>n. [ NL. ] (Min.) Calamine. --
Lapis infernalis pos>n. [ L. ] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Min.) An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color; also called lapis. Same as Lazuli, which see. [ 1913 Webster ]