-lapi-

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]