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albarium

noun
al·​bar·​i·​um | \ al-ˈber-ē-əm\
plural -s

Definition of albarium

: a thin white stucco

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First Known Use of albarium

circa 1823, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for albarium

Latin, from neuter of albarius of the whitening of walls, from albus + -arius -ary

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