alabastrineadj.

Brit.

/ˌaləˈbɑːstrʌɪn/,

/ˌaləˈbɑːstrɪn/,

/ˌaləˈbastrʌɪn/,

/ˌaləˈbastrɪn/, U.S.

/ˌæləˈbæstrən/

Forms: 1500s–1600s allabastrine, 1600s 1800s (1900s– rare) alabastrin, 1600s– alabastrine.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alabastrin; Latin alabastrinus.

Etymology: < (i) French alabastrin (first half of the 14th cent. in Middle French), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alabastrinus made of alabaster (14th cent. in a British source) < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβάστρινος made of alabaster < ἀλαβάστρος alabaster n. + -ινος -ine suffix². Compare Italian alabastrino (1516). Compare earlier alabaster adj.

Of or resembling alabaster. Frequently figurative (cf. alabaster adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specific beautiful attribute

alabaster1566

alabastrine1578

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as marble or alabaster

marble1565

alabaster1566

alabastrine1578

marmorean1656

marbly1814

marmoreal1869

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > made of alabaster

alabaster1503

alabastrine1758

1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie ii. 98 Now maruelling at..hir angelical face, now at hyr allabastrine throte [Fr. sa gorge d'alabastre].

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 31 Her Alabastrine well-shap't Limbs [Fr. De son corps bien formé l'alabastre].

1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick viii. 8/2 By Discussion through the use of Medicaments made up of discussives, the Alabastrine unguent.

1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 28 They seem to be an alabastrine spar.

1829 T. D. Lauder Moray Floods (ed. 2) 234 Perpendicular streaks of a beautiful alabastrine whiteness.

1849 Fraser's Mag. 39 412 Round her the alabastrine lamplight stealing, Shewed her as carved in ivory rosy-hued.

1897 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 1 279 The statue..is of alabastrine white Greek marble, compact and brilliant..and not very transparent.

1928 Brit. Mus. Q. 3 40 This is a trough, of alabastrine limestone, said to have been discovered at Warka (Erech).

2006 D. Kellner in E. Mathijs & M. Pomerance From Hobbits to Hollywood 23 The Elves are tall, alabastrine, immortal beings.

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

单词	alabastrine
释义	alabastrineadj. Brit. /ˌaləˈbɑːstrʌɪn/, /ˌaləˈbɑːstrɪn/, /ˌaləˈbastrʌɪn/, /ˌaləˈbastrɪn/, U.S. /ˌæləˈbæstrən/ Forms: 1500s–1600s allabastrine, 1600s 1800s (1900s– rare) alabastrin, 1600s– alabastrine. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French alabastrin; Latin alabastrinus. Etymology: < (i) French alabastrin (first half of the 14th cent. in Middle French), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alabastrinus made of alabaster (14th cent. in a British source) < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβάστρινος made of alabaster < ἀλαβάστρος alabaster n. + -ινος -ine suffix². Compare Italian alabastrino (1516). Compare earlier alabaster adj. Of or resembling alabaster. Frequently figurative (cf. alabaster adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specific beautiful attribute alabaster1566 alabastrine1578 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as marble or alabaster marble1565 alabaster1566 alabastrine1578 marmorean1656 marbly1814 marmoreal1869 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > made of alabaster alabaster1503 alabastrine1758 1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie ii. 98 Now maruelling at..hir angelical face, now at hyr allabastrine throte [Fr. sa gorge d'alabastre]. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 31 Her Alabastrine well-shap't Limbs [Fr. De son corps bien formé l'alabastre]. 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Idea Pract. Physick viii. 8/2 By Discussion through the use of Medicaments made up of discussives, the Alabastrine unguent. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 28 They seem to be an alabastrine spar. 1829 T. D. Lauder Moray Floods (ed. 2) 234 Perpendicular streaks of a beautiful alabastrine whiteness. 1849 Fraser's Mag. 39 412 Round her the alabastrine lamplight stealing, Shewed her as carved in ivory rosy-hued. 1897 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 1 279 The statue..is of alabastrine white Greek marble, compact and brilliant..and not very transparent. 1928 Brit. Mus. Q. 3 40 This is a trough, of alabastrine limestone, said to have been discovered at Warka (Erech). 2006 D. Kellner in E. Mathijs & M. Pomerance From Hobbits to Hollywood 23 The Elves are tall, alabastrine, immortal beings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1578
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