lapidary

Examples

• All

• After closing the program, the majority of the remaining Technology faculty was moved into the Department of Art and Design, which offered teaching opportunities related to some of the areas with which we were familiar: general design, graphic design, and photography, jewelry, and lapidary.

  Academic text (2009)

• Of the two, jadeitite is the only one found in Mesoamerica and is considered by lapidaries and connoisseurs to be the finest jade from Asia.

  Academic text (1992)

• By the way, I went down a YouTube rabbit hole of looking at lapidaries, people who carve these stones with with the platons and the different polishing compounds.

• The lapidary crafted a stunning ring from a rare emerald.

• She admired the intricate designs that the lapidary had skillfully engraved on the gem.

• Many lapidaries offer classes to teach others the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Synonyms

L

lapidist

vslapidary

9.9

A person who cuts and polishes precious stones like diamonds

is the general term for someone who performs those tasks

L

lapidarist

vslapidary

• Specialized

9.9

A person who cuts, shapes, and carves valuable stones like diamonds and rubies

is more about doing the work than holding expert knowledge

G

gem cutter

vslapidary

5.1

A person who shapes and polishes precious stones for use in jewelry

is not limited to shaping for jewelry and includes polishing and engraving

How Skilled

lapidary

• Specialized

1 9.9

to apprentice

8 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology