LAPIDARY - определение. Что такое LAPIDARY
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Что (кто) такое LAPIDARY - определение


lapidary         
['lap?d(?)ri]
¦ adjective
1. relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems.
2. (of language) elegant and concise, suitable for engraving on stone.
¦ noun (plural lapidaries) a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves stones and gems.
Origin
ME (asnoun): from L. lapidarius (in late L. 'stonecutter'), from lapis, lapid- 'stone'.
Lapidary         
·adj Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation.
II. Lapidary ·noun A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
III. Lapidary ·noun An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
IV. Lapidary ·adj Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
lapidary         
n.
Lapidist.

Википедия

Lapidary
Lapidary (from the Latin ) is the practice of shaping stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems (including cameos), and faceted designs. A person who practices lapidary is known as a lapidarist.
Примеры употребления для LAPIDARY
1. His lapidary announcements are the cause of continuing joy.
2. Harold Pinter constantly reminded us that no man is an island: his vision of our connectedness to wider suffering culminated in the lapidary Ashes to Ashes.
3. In the past, this event would have been greeted by silence, so that his lapidary words could rebound off the walls and resound in our minds.
4. There, encapsulated in that lapidary half–sentence, you have all the fear and loathing of honest John Bull for the fancy intellectual.
5. Supreme Court, less lapidary than Holmes but more helpful, modified his doctrine that public employees have no right to contest conditions placed on the terms of their employment, even terms that restrict the exercise of constitutional rights.