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la·pidist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lapidary, lapidistnoun

    a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lapidistnoun

    A dealer in stones or gems.

    Etymology: from lapides, Latin.

    Hardness, wherein some stones exceed all other bodies, being exalted to that degree, that art in vain endeavours to counterfeit it, the factitious stores of chemists in imitation being easily detected by an ordinary lapidist. John Ray, on Creation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lapidistnoun

    a lapidary

  2. Etymology: [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lapidist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lapidist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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