alabaster
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- noun
- /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/
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alabastro
- Boethius could still work in his personal library in Rome where the light filtered in through alabaster windows.
- alabaster statue
- alabaster sarcophagus
- alabaster lamp
Boethius could still work in his personal library in Rome where the light filtered in through alabaster windows.
- Boethius could still work in his personal library in Rome where the light filtered in through alabaster windows.
- It's difficult to obtain alabaster and calcite comes from, you know, extinct and, and calcified natural springs like it.
Examples
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In the southern part of the city, stonemasons proudly hew Buddha figures from alabaster and marble.
Academic text (2005) -
The artist carved intricate designs into the alabaster statue of a lion.
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With an alabaster bowl on a dark coffee table.
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Well, his picture was there, in the wooden frame on the table, under the alabaster lamp.
Fiction book (1998) -
And graceful rooms of alabaster stone
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To each man, three measures of gold and nine measures of silver, one vessel each of onyx and alabaster, food and wine in plenty.
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The Uruk head, an alabaster head of a female, was recovered on September 16.
Academic text (2005) -
In front of them, an alabaster urn was brought from Bergamo, a famous historical city near Smyrna.
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Pre-Victorian alabaster plant holders, said to have stood outside a Raja's palace, now stood by the tables as wine buckets.
Academic text (1990) -
She placed an elegant alabaster vase in the center of the dining table.
Synonyms
A hard stone used for carving and decoration that looks slightly see-through
A hard striped stone from Mexico used to make decorative objects
A hard stone used for decoration with smooth bands and a little see-through, shiny look
Compounds
- Specialized
A hard stone used for carving and decoration that looks slightly see-through
How Translucent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alabaster comes from an old Greek word alabastron meaning 'small vase', because people often carved that smooth white stone into vases and small statues. So alabaster now names the soft, white mineral used for carving.