alabastronn.

Brit.

/aləˈbɑːstrɒn/,

/aləˈbastrɒn/, U.S.

/æləˈbæstrɑn/

Inflections: Plural alabastra, alabastrons.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλάβαστρον.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀλάβαστρον vase for perfume (see alabaster n.). Compare earlier alabaster n.In plural form alabastra after the Greek plural form.

Ancient History.

A vessel for holding perfume, unguents, or ointments; = alabastrum n. 1, alabaster n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for ointments or unguents

alabastrumOE

alabaster1548

salvatory1549

salve-box1663

alabastron1816

1791 W. Beloe in tr. Herodotus Hist. II. iii. i. 23 (note) Alabastron did not properly signify a vessel made of the stone now called alabaster, but one without handles.]

1816 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) II. xxi. 176 In Theocritus, Idyll. xv. lin. 114. we have χρυσει̑ αλαβαστρα, golden alabastra.

1848 G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries Etruria I. p. c An alabastron of stone from Chiusi..having a hole in the crown for pouring out the ointment or perfume.

1914 A. S. Johns tr. R. Koldewey Excavations at Babylon xliii. 256 Decorative glass beads made like the alabastrons just described.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) iii. 79 A servant..presumably offering the alabastron, or ointment-jar.

2002 G. J. van Wijngaarden Use & Appreciation Mycenaean Pottery in Levant, Cyprus & Italy xiii. 184 A wide variety of Mycenaean storage vessels has been reported.., including piriform jars, alabastra, stirrup jars and flasks.

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

单词	alabastron
释义	alabastronn. Brit. /aləˈbɑːstrɒn/, /aləˈbastrɒn/, U.S. /æləˈbæstrɑn/ Inflections: Plural alabastra, alabastrons. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλάβαστρον. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀλάβαστρον vase for perfume (see alabaster n.). Compare earlier alabaster n.In plural form alabastra after the Greek plural form. Ancient History. A vessel for holding perfume, unguents, or ointments; = alabastrum n. 1, alabaster n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for ointments or unguents alabastrumOE alabaster1548 salvatory1549 salve-box1663 alabastron1816 1791 W. Beloe in tr. Herodotus Hist. II. iii. i. 23 (note) Alabastron did not properly signify a vessel made of the stone now called alabaster, but one without handles.] 1816 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) II. xxi. 176 In Theocritus, Idyll. xv. lin. 114. we have χρυσει̑ αλαβαστρα, golden alabastra. 1848 G. Dennis Cities & Cemeteries Etruria I. p. c An alabastron of stone from Chiusi..having a hole in the crown for pouring out the ointment or perfume. 1914 A. S. Johns tr. R. Koldewey Excavations at Babylon xliii. 256 Decorative glass beads made like the alabastrons just described. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) iii. 79 A servant..presumably offering the alabastron, or ointment-jar. 2002 G. J. van Wijngaarden Use & Appreciation Mycenaean Pottery in Levant, Cyprus & Italy xiii. 184 A wide variety of Mycenaean storage vessels has been reported.., including piriform jars, alabastra, stirrup jars and flasks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1816
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