单词	alabaster
释义	alabaster From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geologyalabasteral‧a‧bas‧ter1 /ˈæləbɑːstə $ -bæstər/ noun [uncountable]  HEGa white stone, used for making statues or other objects for decorationExamples from the Corpusalabaster• Granite and alabaster were also imported with precious materials such as porphyry to give richness and lustre to interiors.• The windows above glow because of their alabaster filling but make the interior darker than it would be with glass.• Aye, sculpted in whitest alabaster to emphasize his purity.• They had semi-circular arched heads and were generally filled with alabaster or marble sheets or, sometimes, glass.alabasteralabaster2 adjective  1 made of alabaster2 white and smoothExamples from the Corpusalabaster• Poppy by Ruth Harris Poppy's flesh is alabaster, below a cap of bandages.• No purple mountain majesty there and no alabaster city, just waves of grain and the Co-op Elevator.• And her alabaster skin, always such a stunning foil for her violet eyes, was an alarming shade of yellow.Origin alabaster (1300-1400) Old French alabastre, from Latin alabaster “container made of alabaster”, from Greek alabastros
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