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32,600 words match “LA”

LAPELLED a.
Furnished with lapels.
LAPFUL n.
As much as the lap can contain.
LAPICIDE n.
A stonecutter. [Obs.]
LAPIDARIAN a.
Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a lapidarian record.
LAPIDARIOUS a.
Consisting of stones.
LAPIDARY n. 4 definitions
A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Lapidary's lathe, mill, or wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.
LAPIDATE v.
To stone. [Obs.]
LAPIDATION n.
The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
LAPIDEOUS a.
Of the nature of stone; [Obs.] Ray.
LAPIDESCENCE n. 3 definitions
The state or quality of being lapidescent.
LAPIDESCENT a. 2 definitions
Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
LAPIDIFIC; LAPIDIFICAL a.
Forming or converting into stone.
LAPIDIFICATION n.
The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
LAPIDIFY v. 2 definitions
To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
LAPIDIST n.
A lapidary. Ray.
LAPILLATION n.
The state of being, or the act of making, stony.
LAPILLI n.
Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.
LAPIS n.
A stone. Lapis calaminaris (. Etym: [NL.] (Min.) Calamine. -- Lapis infernalis (. Etym: [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar caustic.
LAPIS LAZULI n.
An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.
LAPLANDER n.
A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
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