- alabaster ala·bas·ter n
- ['æləbɒːstə(r)]
alabastro
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Alabaster — Ala|bas|ter der; s, <aus lat. alabaster »(Salbenflasche aus) Edelgips«, dies zu gleichbed. gr. alábastros, nach der alten oberägypt. Stadt Alabastron>: 1. marmorähnliche, feinkörnige, reinweiße, durchscheinende Art des Gipses. 2. bunte… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Alabaster — Al a*bas ter, n. [L. alabaster, Gr. ala bastros, said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. alb[^a]tre.] 1. (Min.) (a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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