lapidary's wheel en · NOUN
Meanings
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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 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lapidary's wheels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |