lapidist

English

Etymology

From Latin lapis, lapidis (“a stone”).

Noun

lapidist (plural lapidists)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A lapidary (“person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones; expert in gems and precious stones”).
    • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:
      the factitious Stones of Chymists in invitation being easily detected by any ordinary Lapidist

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