Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lapidary

2 senses of lapidary

Sense 1
lapidary, lapidarist -- (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
       => expert -- (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Sense 2
lapidary, lapidist -- (a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)
       => engraver -- (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)

Similarity of adj lapidary

1 sense of lapidary

Sense 1
lapidary -- (of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art")