Lā'pis, n.

n.; pl. LĀP'I-DĒS. [Lat.] A stone.

Lapis calaminaris (Min.), a kind of mineral, principally consisting of oxide of zinc; calamine.—Lapis infernalis, fused nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.—Lapis lazuli, an aluminous mineral, of a rich blue color. See LAZULI.