lapidary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈlæpɪdəɹi/

Noun

countable uncountable archaic

A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems. / The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology. / The process of such work.

Japanese Meaning

宝石を切断、研磨、彫刻、または宝石の取引を行う人 / 宝石加工に従事する領域、宝石学の一分野 / 宝石加工のプロセス

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The museum commissioned a lapidary to restore the cracked emerald in the 17th-century pendant.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

博物館は17世紀のペンダントの割れたエメラルドを修復するために宝石職人を依頼した。

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Sense（1）

A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems.

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Sense（2）

The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.

Sense（3）

The process of such work.

Sense（4）

An expert in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.

Sense（5）

(archaic) A treatise on precious stones.

lapidaries

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