† ˈlapidist Obs. rare.
[f. L. lapid-, lapis + -ist.]
= lapidary n. 1 a or b.
| 1647 Trapp Comm. Mark vii. 33 The wise lapidist brings not his softer stones to the stithy. 1691 Ray Creation i. (1692) 81 The factitious Stones of Chymists in imitation being easily detected by an ordinary Lapidist. |