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nounlapidary's wheel (plural lapidary's wheels)
plural lapidary's wheels
- Synonym of lapidary's lathe.
..; in this case it became necessary to employ a machine like the lapidary's wheel, partially to grind away the colored surface till the white substratum appeared.
1847, editorial staff, “Painting on Glass”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72Synonyms: lapidary's lathe
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nounSynonym of lapidary's lathe.
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