alabaster
/ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/
noun
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A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
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A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
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An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
adjective
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Made of alabaster
"The crown is stored in an alabaster box with an onyx handle and a gold lock."
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Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
"An ominous alabaster fog settled in the valley."