/ˈlæpɪs/
OriginShortened form of lapis lazuli.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of lapis lazuli.
“Lapis, opal, &c. are poliſh'd on a wooden wheel. To faſhion and Engrave vaſes of agate, cryſtal, lapis, or the like, they make uſe of a kind of lathe like that us'd by pewterers, excepting that as the”
“French Bead Necklace of lapis or carnelian color, with crystal rondelles between each bead, graduated, 32 inches long.”
“That lapis lazuli in particular among the precious and semi-precious stones known from Mesopotamia was accorded considerable value in antiquity may be inferred from the archaeological record through a”