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What does lapidary mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lapidary? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems.
  2. An expert in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
  3. (archaic) A treatise on precious stones.
Adjective
  1. Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.
  2. Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.
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