Definition of alabaster
1 : a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
2 : a hard calcite or aragonite that is translucent and sometimes banded
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Alabaster police arrested Easter and booked her into the Shelby County Jail on July 6, and released the same after posting $30,000 bond.
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The pictures represented all types of works including soapstone, alabaster, African wonderstone, wood, whalebone, ivory, grass.
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Proving to be an expert counterpart to the decidedly wearable collection—particularly amidst the looks accessorized with optic white tights and ankle boots—were the sweeps of alabaster pigment across the eyes.
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Ripped apart like thick alabaster pages and bleeding like ink from a quill.
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There’s a row of Victorian terraced houses on a side street in London’s Belgravia district, each projecting a dowdy respectability with its stone front steps leading to a pair of alabaster pillars and then a glossy black door.
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Alabaster police on Monday announced charges against Kevin Bray, 39, and Darryius Eugene Tompkins, 37, both of Birmingham.
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The eclectic building combines Gothic arches, Indian alabaster panels, Moorish stucco work, and East Asian porcelain.
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Mr. Castile, a school cafeteria manager, has the noble head of a Greek bronze, complete with a jawline beard and an eye whose flat whites the Greeks would have made from silver or alabaster inlay.
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Origin and Etymology of alabaster
Middle English alabastre, from Anglo-French albastre, from Latin alabaster vase of alabaster, from Greek alabastros
ALABASTER Defined for English Language Learners
alabaster
playDefinition of alabaster for English Language Learners
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: a white stone that is used to make vases and decorations
ALABASTER Defined for Kids
alabaster
playDefinition of alabaster for Students
: a smooth usually white stone used for carving
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