LAPIDARY
- a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds.
- one who works with precious stones [n LAPIDARIES]
- is used to describe somethingusually the style of ones writing or speechthat is elegant and precise in a way that suggests similar qualities associated with inscriptions in stone monuments.
- one who cuts or polishes gems
- an expert in gems, also LAPIDIST [n LAPIDARIES]