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Meaning of 'alabaster'
Meaning of 'alabaster' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Alabaster 
[ n.]
- A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of
fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow,
red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc. [ n.]- A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
- A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.
Meaning of 'alabaster' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. alabaster [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of or resembling alabaster
- of or resembling alabaster
Example in sentence:
- alabaster statue
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