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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
lapidary
/lËÃĻpÉĒdÉÉši/
Lapidary
01
āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ°
a person who specializes in the art and craft of cutting, shaping, and polishing gemstones, minerals, and rocks into decorative objects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lapidary displayed his latest creations at the gem and mineral show, drawing admiration from fellow enthusiasts and collectors.
āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
the art or craft of cutting, shaping, and polishing gemstones, minerals, or rocks into decorative or ornamental objects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Modern lapidary uses both hand tools and precision machinery.
lapidary
01
of or relating to the cutting, shaping, or polishing of gemstones or minerals
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Museum artifacts included lapidary tools used in antiquity.
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