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alabaster
noun
1 alabaster
A compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving.
Roget 430:
whiteness
etc.
adj.;
argent.
albification†,
etiolation;
lactescence†.
snow,
paper,
chalk,
milk,
lily,
ivory,
alabaster;
albata†,
eburin†,
German silver,
white metal,
barium sulphate [Chem],
titanium oxide,
blanc fixe [Fr.],
ceruse†,
pearl white;
white lead,
carbonate of lead.
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Dutch: alabaster, albast
Polish: alabaster
2 alabaster
3 alabaster
adjective
1 alabaster
Of or resembling alabaster:
— Alabaster statue.
synonym: alabastrine.
Polish: alabastrowy
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