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Meanings of lapidary in English
Usage of lapidary in English
1
Said as a declaration so lapidary as to require no further discussion.
2
But he knew, with lapidary clarity, that he wasn't going to stop.
3
Take the ring to a lapidary; but don't let him cut it.
4
What radiant glory the lapidary can see in the rough, unpolished gem!
5
Ferrer, Jayme, an eminent lapidary, substance of his letter to Columbus, note.
6
Gloria unfolded a panorama of total and relentless madness, lapidary in construction.
7
The verse had lost some of its lapidary certainty, its formal, measured immovability.
8
Paltridge's lapidary description of the show pictures a relaxed enough scene.
9
We're the boys that can tell you who's who in the lapidary world.
10
The lapidary phrases of formal commemorations would not do for him.
11
The Italians certainly succeeded in performing feats of lapidary art at a later period.
12
Upon his pipe he lavished all the skill he possessed, in the lapidary's art.
13
A lapidary's skill and delight for working in small forms belongs to Gerrit Smith.
14
The structure cut upward in lapidary panels, sharp and crystalline against the night sky.
15
The lapidary was subtle; his work sustains closer analysis.
16
The modern lapidary must have a perfect knowledge of optics and be a skilful stone-cutter.
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United Kingdom
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