lapis

[lap-is, ley-pis]

noun

plural

lapides 

1. (italics),  stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)

2. lapis lazuli.

Example Sentences

An image of the gold band adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads had been circulated to all Egyptian airports, seaports and land border crossings as a precaution to prevent it being smuggled out of the country, it said.

From BBC

The rare gold band, adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads, dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 21st Dynasty who ruled from 993 to 984BC.

From BBC

Pigments made of minerals including hematite and rocks like lapis lazuli are ground into nanoparticles and suspended in silica, resembling “melted glass,” as Magaloni describes.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s not fair, said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste.

From Los Angeles Times

Lapis and others also noted that the law, as written, expressly prohibits chemical and nonmechanical forms of recycling.

From Los Angeles Times