Adjective : a lapidary style; lapidary verse. From Dictionary.com.
This specimen offered fine material for the lapidist, but its lack of symmetry and absence of terminations lessened its scientific value. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
Many of these crystals are of great scientific interest because of the remarkable terminations, oftentimes rivalling the lapidist in the number and brilliancy of the facets presented. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
The doublet was rent asunder by imperial decree, as when a lapidist melts the mastic that holds in deception adamant and glass, while real diamond stands all fire short of the hydro-oxygen flame. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji] Reference
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