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LAPIDIST
lapidary, lapidist
(noun) a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lapidist (plural lapidists)
A lapidary.
Source: Wiktionary
Lap"i*dist, n. Etym: [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]
Definition: A lapidary. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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