Lapidary

lap′i-dar-i, adj. pertaining to stones and the cutting of stones: pertaining to inscriptions and monuments.— n. a cutter of stones, esp. precious stones: a dealer in precious stones—also Lapidā′rian , Lap′idarist , Lap′idist .— v.t. Lap′idate ( rare ), to pelt with stones.— n. Lapidā′tion , punishment by stoning.— adj. Lapid′eous , stony.— n. Lapidesc′ence .— adj. Lapidesc′ent , becoming stone: petrifying.— adj. Lapidif′ic .— n. Lapidificā′tion .— v.t. Lapid′ify , to make into stone.— v.i. to turn into stone:— pr.p. lapid′ifying; pa.p. lapid′ified. — adj. Lapil′liform , having the form of small stones.— ns. Lapil′lus , a fragment of lava ejected from a volcano:— pl. Lapil′li ; Lā′pis , a kind of calico-printing with indigo, the resists acting as methods for other dyes, as madder or quercitron; Lā′pis-laz′uli , a mineral of beautiful ultramarine colour, used largely in ornamental and mosaic work, and for sumptuous altars and shrines.— Lapis-lazuli blue , a deep blue, sometimes veined with gold, used in decoration, and in the manufacture of Sèvres and Oriental porcelain; Lapis-lazuli ware , the name given by Josiah Wedgwood to a particular pebble ware veined with gold upon blue. [L. lapidarius — lapis , lapidis , a stone.]