Definition for LA'PIS

LA'PIS, n. [Latin.]

A stone. Hence, Lapis Bononienais, the Bolognian stone. Lapis hepaticus, liver stone. Lapis Lazuli, azure stone, an Ominous mineral, of a rich blue color, resembling the blue carbonate of copper. [See Lazuli.] Lapis Lydius, touch-stone; basanite; a variety of silicious slate.

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