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lapidary

[lap-i-der-ee] / ˈlæp ɪˌdɛr i /
NOUN
precious stones expert
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Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022

After a four-decade absence, María Irene Fornés’s lapidary comedy-drama, an early example of a promenade play, returns Off Broadway.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2019

It would have been too much to hope for names from the lapidary in Paris.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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