Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone:
   cf. F. lapidaire.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or
      engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as,
      lapidary ornamentation.

   2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary
      adulation.

   {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental
      and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.