The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... stone , and cado , to cut . ] A stone - cutter . Of or per- Lapidarian ( lap - i - da'ri - an ) , a . taining to , or inscribed on stone ; as , a lapi- darian record . Croker . Lapidarious ( lap - i - da'ri - us ) , a . [ L. lapi darius ...
... stone , and cado , to cut . ] A stone - cutter . Of or per- Lapidarian ( lap - i - da'ri - an ) , a . taining to , or inscribed on stone ; as , a lapi- darian record . Croker . Lapidarious ( lap - i - da'ri - us ) , a . [ L. lapi darius ...
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... stone . ] 1. An artificer who cuts , polishes , and engraves gems or precious stones . - 2 . A dealer in precious stones . - 3 . A virtuoso skilled in the nature and kinds of gems or precious stones ; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...
... stone . ] 1. An artificer who cuts , polishes , and engraves gems or precious stones . - 2 . A dealer in precious stones . - 3 . A virtuoso skilled in the nature and kinds of gems or precious stones ; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...
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... stone . ] 1. Origin- ally , a stone erected on the public roads , at certain distances , in the manner of the modern milestones . Hence - 2 . A measure of length varying in different countries . The English land league is 3 statute ...
... stone . ] 1. Origin- ally , a stone erected on the public roads , at certain distances , in the manner of the modern milestones . Hence - 2 . A measure of length varying in different countries . The English land league is 3 statute ...
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... stone or marble and fixed . It was often covered with costly hangings , embroidered in the 30 same manner as the hangings of the altar . In Scotland the same name is given to the precentor's desk in front of the pulpit . Lectica ( lek ...
... stone or marble and fixed . It was often covered with costly hangings , embroidered in the 30 same manner as the hangings of the altar . In Scotland the same name is given to the precentor's desk in front of the pulpit . Lectica ( lek ...
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... stone , so formed that no vertical force can detach it . In the figure a a are two movable parts , perfor- ated at their heads to ad- mit the pin or bolt e d . These are inserted by hand into the cavity formed in the stone , and between ...
... stone , so formed that no vertical force can detach it . In the figure a a are two movable parts , perfor- ated at their heads to ad- mit the pin or bolt e d . These are inserted by hand into the cavity formed in the stone , and between ...
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