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lapidary's lathe

lapidary's lathe noun: a machine consisting of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used for grinding and polishing.

Noun

lapidary's lathe (plural lapidary's lathes)

  1. A machine consisting of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used for grinding and polishing.

Synonyms of lapidary's lathe

Forms of lapidary's lathe

plurallapidary's lathes

Questions about lapidary's lathe

What does lapidary's lathe mean?
Lapidary's lathe means a machine consisting of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used for grinding and polishing.
What part of speech is lapidary's lathe?
Lapidary's lathe is a noun.
What is the plural of lapidary's lathe?
The plural of lapidary's lathe is lapidary's lathes.

Words near lapidary's lathe in the dictionary

  1. lapidarious
  2. lapidarist
  3. lapidarists
  4. lapidarium
  5. lapidary
  6. lapidary's lathe
  7. lapidary's lathes
  8. lapidary's mill
  9. lapidary's mills
  10. lapidary's wheel
  11. lapidary's wheels

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