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Princeton's WordNet
alabaster(noun)
a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
alabaster, oriental alabaster, onyx marble, Mexican onyx(noun)
a hard compact kind of calcite
alabaster(adj)
a very light white
alabaster, alabastrine(adj)
of or resembling alabaster
"alabaster statue"
Wiktionary
alabaster(Noun)
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
Etymology: From alabastre, from alabaster, from ἀλάβαστρος, from earlier ἀλάβαστος. This may further derive from the ancient word a-labaste (vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast) .
alabaster(Noun)
A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
Etymology: From alabastre, from alabaster, from ἀλάβαστρος, from earlier ἀλάβαστος. This may further derive from the ancient word a-labaste (vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast) .
alabaster(Adjective)
Made of alabaster
The crown is stored in an alabaster box with an onyx handle and a gold lock.
Etymology: From alabastre, from alabaster, from ἀλάβαστρος, from earlier ἀλάβαστος. This may further derive from the ancient word a-labaste (vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast) .
alabaster(Adjective)
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
An ominous alabaster fog settled in the valley.
Etymology: From alabastre, from alabaster, from ἀλάβαστρος, from earlier ἀλάβαστος. This may further derive from the ancient word a-labaste (vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast) .
Webster Dictionary
Alabaster(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. alabaster, Gr. 'ala`bastros, said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. albtre.]
Alabaster(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. alabaster, Gr. 'ala`bastros, said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. albtre.]
Alabaster(noun)
a box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made
Etymology: [L. alabaster, Gr. 'ala`bastros, said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. albtre.]
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Alabaster
Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite, a carbonate of calcium, also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster, in geological terms is "a stalagmitic limestone marked with patterns of swirling bands of cream and brown". In general, but not always, ancient "alabaster" in Egypt and the Near & Middle East is calcite, and "alabaster" in medieval Europe is gypsum, and modern "alabaster" is probably calcite, but may be either. Both are easy to work, with an attractive appearance, and have been used for making a variety of artworks and objects, especially carvings for indoor use, as both are slightly water soluble, and will not survive long outdoors. The two kinds are distinguished from one another readily by differences in their relative hardness. The gypsum kind is so soft as to be readily scratched with a fingernail, while the calcite kind is too hard to be scratched in this way, although it does yield readily to a knife. Moreover, the calcite alabaster, being a carbonate, effervesces upon being touched with hydrochloric acid, whereas the gypsum alabaster, when thus treated, remains practically unaffected.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alabaster
al′a-bas-tėr, n. a semi-transparent kind of gypsum or sulphate of lime: the fine limestone deposited as stalagmites and stalactites.—adj. made of alabaster.—adj. Alabas′trian. [Gr. alabastros, said to be derived from Alabastron, a town in Egypt.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alabaster in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alabaster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- مرمرArabic
- алабастърBulgarian
- alabastrí, alabastreCatalan, Valencian
- alabastDanish
- alabastern, AlabasterGerman
- alabastra, alabastroEsperanto
- alabastroSpanish
- alabasteri, alabasterinenFinnish
- albâtreFrench
- alabástromHungarian
- ալեբաստրե, ալեբաստրArmenian
- alabastroItalian
- albasterHebrew
- 雪花石膏Japanese
- alabastNorwegian
- alabastNorwegian Nynorsk
- alabastrowy, alabasterPolish
- alabastroPortuguese
- alabastruRomanian
- алеба́стр, алеба́стровыйRussian
- alabasterSerbo-Croatian
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