alabaster
noun/ˈæləbɑːstə(r)/
/ˈæləbæstər/
[uncountable]- a type of white stone that is often used to make statues and other objects
- an alabaster tomb
- (literary) their pale, alabaster (= white and smooth) skin
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAlabaster is used before these nouns:- skin
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin alabaster, alabastrum, from Greek alabastos, alabastros.Definitions on the go
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