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单词 alabaster
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
al•a•bas•ter /ˈæləˌbæstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Mineralogya kind of white, chalklike gypsum substance used for ornaments and statues.

adj. Also, al•a•bas•trine/ˌæləˈbæstrɪn/.USA pronunciation  
  1. made of, or resembling, alabaster;
    smooth and white.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
al•a•bas•ter  (alə bas′tər, -bä′stər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
  2. Also called Oriental alabaster. a variety of calcite, often banded, used or sold as alabaster.

adj. Also, al•a•bas•trine 
    (al′ə•bastrin).USA pronunciation 
  1. made of alabaster:an alabaster column.
  2. resembling alabaster;
    smooth and white:her alabaster throat.
  • Latin
  • Middle French
  • Greek alábastros; replacing Middle English alabastre
  • Latin
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alabaster /ˈæləˌbɑːstə -ˌbæstə/ n
  1. a fine-grained usually white, opaque, or translucent variety of gypsum used for statues, vases, etc
  2. a variety of hard semitranslucent calcite, often banded like marble
adj
  1. of or resembling alabaster
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French alabastre, from Latin alabaster, from Greek alabastros

ˌalaˈbastrine adj
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