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Definition of Lapidarian
1. Adjective. Inscribed on stone. "A lapidarian record"
Definition of Lapidarian
1. a. Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
Definition of Lapidarian
1. Adjective. Lapidary. ¹
2. Noun. A lapidary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lapidarian
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapidarian
Literary usage of Lapidarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions to North American Ethnology edited by John Wesley Powell (1882)
"OBSERVATIONS ON CUP-SHAPED AND OTHER lapidarian SCULPTURES IN THE OLD WORLD AND
IN AMERICA. BY CHARLES KAU. INTRODUCTION. The attention of European ..."
2. Gems and Precious Stones of North America: A Popular Description of Their by George Frederick Kunz (1890)
"Aboriginal lapidarian Work in North America. THIS chapter may seem out of place
in a treatise on precious and ornamental stones, yet the chipping of an ..."
3. Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of by Louis Andrew Flemming (1919)
"... lapidarian, cameo, intaglio, facet, naif, anaglyph, briquet, collet, platinum,
bizet, caret, anaglyphic, ..."
4. The Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome by Charles Maitland (1846)
"Yet it may not be amiss to premise generally, that in the inscriptions contained
in the lapidarian Gallery, selected and arranged under ..."
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