LAPIS, in Latin, a stone. Hence, Lapis Bononiensis, the Bolognian stone.Lapis Hepaticus, liver stone.Lapis Lazuli, azure stone, an aluminous mineral, of a rich blue color, resembling the blue carbonate of copper. [See Lazuli.]Lapis Lydius, touch-stone; basanite; a variety of siliceous slate.
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