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Adjective
/ˈaləˌbastər/,
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A fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments,
  1. Made of alabaster

  2. Like alabaster in whiteness and smoothness
    • - her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth
Noun
  1. A fine-grained, translucent form of gypsum, typically white, often carved into ornaments

  1. a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
  2. of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue"
  3. a hard compact kind of calcite
  4. a very light white
  5. Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; generally, the latter is the alabaster of the ancients.
  6. Alabaster is dark fantasy and science fiction author Caitlin R. Kiernan's fourth collection of short fiction. It consists of five stories concerning the misadventures of Dancy Flammarion, the albino girl and monster hunter who first appeared in Kiernan's 2001 novel, Threshold. ...
  7. A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally; A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded; Made of alabaster; Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent
  8. A smooth, white, somewhat soft stone of gypsum that is often used in place of costly marble.
  9. A mane given to a stalagmitic or stalactitic calcium carbonate and a calcium sulfate (gypsum). The calcium carbonate variety is a translucent stone of yellowish milky color, while the calcium sulfate has a fine granular quality. ...
  10. (12) -- a fine, translucent variety of carbonate or sulphate of lime, especially the pure white variety used for vases (Oxford Dict.)
  11. A soft calcium-based stone that is white in its purest form
  12. A variety of gypsum (a mineral) which is translucent and milky white, and can be carved into beads or statues.
  13. A fine often translucent soft veiny marble-like stone found in different precious colors like white, beige, caramel, purple and ruby amogst others. Alabaster has been used for centuries for carvings of decorative sculptures. ...
  14. A marble like mineral which is finely grained and dense, a form of gypsum. It is usually white, yellow or red in colour, and becomes translucent when it is thinly cut. ...
  15. soft, fine grained translucent stone: white or pastel coloured gypsum, often with streaks of deeper colour: breaks and scratches easily
  16. A gypsum stone indigenous to Spain, Italy, and the Northwest United States. It can be opaque, translucent, colored, or banded; a dense calcite. A medium-grade carving stone.
  17. A green or blue-green member of the Feldspar clan. Inspires truth, sincerity, honor, self-love, communication, eloquence, integrity, trust, clairvoyance, clarity, prophecy and openness. Held to the third eye (middle of forehead), Amazonite unlocks psychic vision.• Vibrates to the number 5.
  18. A soft light colored stone with streaks or stripes through it.
  19. a compact crystalline, weakly textured form of practically pure gypsum.
  20. A species of white Marble, very transparent, and easily worked, which is especially used for clocks and mantel vases. There are several varieties of colored alabaster, besides a kind called agate, which is greenish, mixed with a clear bister.
  21. enuine alabaster is a very fine variety of gypsum (hydrous calcium sulfate) found in nature. It is translucent and its color is often white, pearly, or silky colorless but it sometimes has subtle reddish-brown bands running through it. ...
  22. A natural stone used for statues and ornamental carving. It is a granular form of gypsum, usually white, pink or yellowish in colour and very soft. The best sort is pure white and translucent but it can be made nearly opaque to resemble marble by heating it in almost boiling water. ...
  23. Originally, alabaster was a marble used by craftsmen to create beautifully lustered statues; today, alabaster is a granular form of the mineral gypsum, a colorless, white, or yellow mineral. White alabas­ter is the most highly prized.
  24. To dream of alabaster, foretells success in marriage and all legitimate affairs. To break an alabaster figure or vessel, denotes sorrow and repentance. ...
  25. Generally translucent and white or grey in colour, alabaster is a form of the mineral gypsum which can be polished to a smooth and waxy finish. Often used in sculpture, decorative stone panelling, beads, and cabochons.