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The Word-Hoard: Lapidary
Lapidary: n. Someone whose job is cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones. adj. 1: Relating to the work of cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones. 2: Clever but simple. The root of “lapidary” is obvious enough to classical language scholars – lapis, the Latin word for “stone. […]