alabaster (noun) /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/
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A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
2
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
3
(color) An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
alabaster (adjective) /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/
1
Made of alabaster.
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Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.