Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone:
cf. F. lapidaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or
engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as,
lapidary ornamentation.
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2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary
adulation.
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{Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental
and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.
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