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kiveen hakattu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lapidary noun A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.

Senses

kiveen hakattu is used for these senses in English:

  • cast iron Inflexible or without exception.
  • lapidary Of an inscription: engraved on stone.
  • lapidary Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.

lapidary — full definition

  1. noun A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
  2. noun The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology.
  3. noun An expert in gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work.
  4. noun Gems and precious stones collectively; jewellery.

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