Lapidary

n.	1.	An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.
	2.	A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Lapidary's lathe a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
a.	1.	Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as, lapidary ornamentation.
	2.	Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary adulation. Lapidary style that style which is proper for monumental and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.

Noun	1.	lapidary - an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them Synonyms: lapidarist
	2.	lapidary - a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones Synonyms: lapidist
Adj.	1.	lapidary - of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"

aquatint, aquatinta, autolithographic, burinist, carver, cerographer, chalcographer, engraver, etcher, gem engraver, glyptic, glyptographic, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, line engraver, lithographer, lithographic, mezzotint, printmaker, pyrographer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, wood engraver, wood-block, xylographic, xylopyrographer