alabaster

/ˈæl.əˌbæs.tə//ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/

noun

  1. 1

    A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.

  2. 2

    A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.

  3. 3

    An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.

adjective

  1. 1

    Made of alabaster

    “The crown is stored in an alabaster box with an onyx handle and a gold lock.”
  2. 2

    Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.

    “An ominous alabaster fog settled in the valley.”

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