alabaster
noun /ˈæləbɑːstə(r)/
/ˈæləbæstər/
[uncountable]- a type of white stone that is often used to make statues and other objects
- an alabaster tomb
- (literary) her pale, alabaster (= white and smooth) skin
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlabaster is used before these nouns:- skin
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin alabaster, alabastrum, from Greek alabastos, alabastros.