Canadian English Meaning of alabaster
alabaster
Other Canadian English words related to alabaster
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of alabaster
Definitions and Meaning of alabaster in English
alabaster (n)
a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
a hard compact kind of calcite
a very light white
alabaster (a)
of or resembling alabaster
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.
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A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.
FAQs About the word alabaster
alabaster
a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving, a hard compact kind of calcite, a very light white, of or resembling alabasterA compact variety
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
alabamian => Alabamian, alabaman => Alabaman, alabama river => Alabama River, alabama period => Alabama phase, alabama lip fern => Alabama lip fern,
