alabastrianadj.

Brit.

/ˌaləˈbɑːstrɪən/,

/ˌaləˈbastrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈbæstriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alabaster n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < alabaster n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier alabastrine adj., alabaster adj.

Now rare.

Of, containing, or resembling alabaster.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [adjective] > gypsum > alabaster

alabastrian1694

Volterrana1930

1694 J. Pechey Compl. Herbal 307/2 Take of Alabastrian Ointment, and of Ointment of Roses, each two Ounces.

1778 tr. Petrarch in A. Isola Pieces from Ital. Poets 29 What magic hand o'er her fair veil has laid That gold, those vermeil, alabastrian dyes!

1796 H. Rowe Poems II. 118 The storied urn, or alabastrian tomb.

1850 S. Judd Richard Edney & Governor's Family xxxvii. 391 Half a thousand lamps shed a palatial, alabastrian light through sylvan corridors.

1897 Outing Jan. 339/1 The alabastrian pinnacles of countless icebergs sparkled in the sunlight.

1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions vi. 81 The colour of the skin..was not white, but alabastrian.

1921 R. Hughes Beauty vi. iv. 334 The glass had jailed a sunset within a more than alabastrian prison.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alabastrian
释义	alabastrianadj. Brit. /ˌaləˈbɑːstrɪən/, /ˌaləˈbastrɪən/, U.S. /ˌæləˈbæstriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alabaster n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < alabaster n. + -ian suffix. Compare earlier alabastrine adj., alabaster adj. Now rare. Of, containing, or resembling alabaster. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [adjective] > gypsum > alabaster alabastrian1694 Volterrana1930 1694 J. Pechey Compl. Herbal 307/2 Take of Alabastrian Ointment, and of Ointment of Roses, each two Ounces. 1778 tr. Petrarch in A. Isola Pieces from Ital. Poets 29 What magic hand o'er her fair veil has laid That gold, those vermeil, alabastrian dyes! 1796 H. Rowe Poems II. 118 The storied urn, or alabastrian tomb. 1850 S. Judd Richard Edney & Governor's Family xxxvii. 391 Half a thousand lamps shed a palatial, alabastrian light through sylvan corridors. 1897 Outing Jan. 339/1 The alabastrian pinnacles of countless icebergs sparkled in the sunlight. 1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions vi. 81 The colour of the skin..was not white, but alabastrian. 1921 R. Hughes Beauty vi. iv. 334 The glass had jailed a sunset within a more than alabastrian prison. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1694
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