alabastritesn.

Brit.

/ˌaləbasˈtrʌɪtiːz/,

/ˌaləbɑːsˈtrʌɪtiːz/, U.S.

/ˌæləˌbæsˈtraɪdiz/

Forms: 1500s– alabastrites, 1700s alabastritae (plural).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alabastrītēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin alabastrītēs onyx, stalagmite (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβαστρίτης (also ἀλαβαστίτης ) calcitic alabaster, use as noun (short for ἀλαβαστρίτης λίθος alabastrite stone) of ἀλαβαστρίτης , adjective < ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος alabaster n. + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare earlier alabaster n. and also alabastrite n.In the plural form alabastritae in quot. 1756 after classical Latin plurals in -ītae of nouns in -ītēs -ite suffix¹. The following shows isolated borrowing of a different but related word in Pliny, classical Latin alabastrītis (feminine), denoting a precious stone ( < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβαστρίτις, feminine of ἀλαβαστρίτης: see above):1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 624 The stone Alabastrites [L. alabastritis] is found about Alabastrum, a citie in Ægypt..white of colour it is, and entermeddled with sundrie colours.

Now historical.

Alabaster; spec. oriental alabaster (onyx marble), used for artefacts in ancient times. Cf. alabastrite n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > alabaster

alabasterc1384

alabastrites1582

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > carbonates > [noun] > hexagonal > calcite > varieties

alabasterc1384

agarica1400

alabastrites1582

alabastrite1592

Iceland crystal1673

agaric mineral1728

milk of the moon1728

Iceland spar1771

argentine1795

rock milk1804

slate-spar1804

schieferspar1807

calc-spar1822

wonderstone1824

manganocalcite1852

neotype1854

hislopite1859

aphrite1868

thinolite1879

moonmilk1885

vaterite1913

micrite1959

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xvi. f. 253^v/2 As Isidore saith..Alabaster is a white stone, with strakes of diuers coulours. [margin] Alabastrites.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. viii. 574 This Onyx stone, or Onychitis aforesaid, some name Alabastrites [L. alabastriten]; whereof they use for to make hollow boxes and pots to receive sweet perfumes and ointments.

1685 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis (new ed.) iii. vi. 319 A piece of Soft Alabaster. Alabastrites. 'Tis white and crumbly, an infinite congeries of Chrystalline or shining Grains, no bigger than fine sands. It grows in Warwick-shire.

1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 46 Pieces of the finest marmora and alabastritæ.

1765 Philos. Trans.1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 415 But the same species of marble was denominated both onyx and alabastrites, as we..learn from Pliny, and other good authors.

1770 G. von Engeström & E. M. da Costa tr. A. F. Cronstedt Ess. Syst. Mineral. 24 Fibrous Gypsum, or Plaster-stone, improperly (though commonly) called English Talc by our druggists, Gypsum fibrosum, Alabastrites.

1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 132 The name alabastrites was applied to the marble from its being chiefly employed for Alabastra or unguent jars.

2001 Mnemosyne 54 7 The alabastrites was hollowed out to be used as unguent jars because it was said to be the best means of keeping unguents fresh.

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

单词	alabastrites
释义	alabastritesn. Brit. /ˌaləbasˈtrʌɪtiːz/, /ˌaləbɑːsˈtrʌɪtiːz/, U.S. /ˌæləˌbæsˈtraɪdiz/ Forms: 1500s– alabastrites, 1700s alabastritae (plural). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alabastrītēs. Etymology: < classical Latin alabastrītēs onyx, stalagmite (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβαστρίτης (also ἀλαβαστίτης ) calcitic alabaster, use as noun (short for ἀλαβαστρίτης λίθος alabastrite stone) of ἀλαβαστρίτης , adjective < ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος alabaster n. + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare earlier alabaster n. and also alabastrite n.In the plural form alabastritae in quot. 1756 after classical Latin plurals in -ītae of nouns in -ītēs -ite suffix¹. The following shows isolated borrowing of a different but related word in Pliny, classical Latin alabastrītis (feminine), denoting a precious stone ( < Hellenistic Greek ἀλαβαστρίτις, feminine of ἀλαβαστρίτης: see above):1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 624 The stone Alabastrites [L. alabastritis] is found about Alabastrum, a citie in Ægypt..white of colour it is, and entermeddled with sundrie colours. Now historical. Alabaster; spec. oriental alabaster (onyx marble), used for artefacts in ancient times. Cf. alabastrite n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > alabaster alabasterc1384 alabastrites1582 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > carbonates > [noun] > hexagonal > calcite > varieties alabasterc1384 agarica1400 alabastrites1582 alabastrite1592 Iceland crystal1673 agaric mineral1728 milk of the moon1728 Iceland spar1771 argentine1795 rock milk1804 slate-spar1804 schieferspar1807 calc-spar1822 wonderstone1824 manganocalcite1852 neotype1854 hislopite1859 aphrite1868 thinolite1879 moonmilk1885 vaterite1913 micrite1959 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xvi. f. 253^v/2 As Isidore saith..Alabaster is a white stone, with strakes of diuers coulours. [margin] Alabastrites. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. viii. 574 This Onyx stone, or Onychitis aforesaid, some name Alabastrites [L. alabastriten]; whereof they use for to make hollow boxes and pots to receive sweet perfumes and ointments. 1685 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis (new ed.) iii. vi. 319 A piece of Soft Alabaster. Alabastrites. 'Tis white and crumbly, an infinite congeries of Chrystalline or shining Grains, no bigger than fine sands. It grows in Warwick-shire. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 46 Pieces of the finest marmora and alabastritæ. 1765 Philos. Trans.1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 415 But the same species of marble was denominated both onyx and alabastrites, as we..learn from Pliny, and other good authors. 1770 G. von Engeström & E. M. da Costa tr. A. F. Cronstedt Ess. Syst. Mineral. 24 Fibrous Gypsum, or Plaster-stone, improperly (though commonly) called English Talc by our druggists, Gypsum fibrosum, Alabastrites. 1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 132 The name alabastrites was applied to the marble from its being chiefly employed for Alabastra or unguent jars. 2001 Mnemosyne 54 7 The alabastrites was hollowed out to be used as unguent jars because it was said to be the best means of keeping unguents fresh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1582
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