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The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.

To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.

A lapidary. Ray.

The state of being, or the act of making, stony.

Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.

A stone. Lapis calaminaris (. Etym: [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. -- Lapis infernalis (. Etym: [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.

An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.

A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.

Of or pertaining to Lapland.

One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.

Same as Laplander. Cf. Lapps.

Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.

One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.

A small decorative fold or flap, esp, of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress. Swift. Lappet moth (Zoöl.), one of several species of bombycid moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath. Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree.…

Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps. -- n.

A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.

Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. -- n.

Laplandish; Lappish.

A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.

Lapsible. Cudworth.