alabaster

al·a·bas·ter

A0172600 (ăl′ə-băs′tər)n.1. A dense, translucent, white or tinted fine-grained gypsum.2. A variety of hard calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.3. A pale yellowish pink to yellowish gray.

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[Middle English alabastre, from Old French, from Latin alabaster, from Greek alabastros, alabastos, possibly of Egyptian origin.]

alabaster

(ˈæləˌbɑːstə; -ˌbæstə) n1. (Minerals) a fine-grained usually white, opaque, or translucent variety of gypsum used for statues, vases, etc2. (Minerals) a variety of hard semitranslucent calcite, often banded like marbleadjof or resembling alabaster[C14: from Old French alabastre, from Latin alabaster, from Greek alabastros] ˌalaˈbastrine adj

al•a•bas•ter

(ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər)

n. 1. a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, as lamp bases and figurines. 2. a variety of calcite, often banded, used or sold as alabaster. adj. 3. made of alabaster. 4. resembling alabaster; smooth and white: alabaster hands. Also, al•a•bas•trine (ˌæl əˈbæs trɪn) [1350–1400; Middle English alabastre < Middle French < Latin alabaster < Greek alábastros]

alabaster

Marble-like stone, usually white.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	alabaster - a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carvinggypsum - a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)
	2.	alabaster - a hard compact kind of calcite Mexican onyx, onyx marble, oriental alabastercalcite - a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
	3.	alabaster - a very light white whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Adj.	1.	alabaster - of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue"alabastrine

alabaster

adjectiveOf a light color or complexion:fair, ivory, light, pale.

Translations

alabastroalabastrinoalabastroалебастр