lapidary
n pl , -daries
1 a person whose business is to cut, polish, set, or deal in gemstones
adj
2 of or relating to gemstones or the work of a lapidary
3 (Also)
lapidarian engraved, cut, or inscribed in a stone or gemstone
4 of sufficiently high quality to be engraved on a stone
a lapidary inscription
(C14: from Latin lapidarius, from lapid-, lapis stone)
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lapidarian adj