From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geologyalabasteral‧a‧bas‧ter1 /ˈæləbɑːstə $ -bæstər/ noun [uncountable]👁 Image of alabaster HEGa white stone, used for making statues or other objects for decorationExamples from the Corpusalabaster• Granite and alabaster were also imported with precious materials such as porphyry to give richness and lustre to interiors.• The windows above glow because of their alabaster filling but make the interior darker than it would be with glass.• Aye, sculpted in whitest alabaster to emphasize his purity.• They had semi-circular arched heads and were generally filled with alabaster or marblesheets or, sometimes, glass.alabasteralabaster2 adjective1made of alabaster2white and smoothExamples from the Corpusalabaster• Poppy by Ruth Harris Poppy's flesh is alabaster, below a cap of bandages.• No purplemountainmajesty there and no alabaster city, just waves of grain and the Co-opElevator.• And her alabaster skin, always such a stunningfoil for her violet eyes, was an alarmingshade of yellow.Originalabaster(1300-1400)Old Frenchalabastre, from Latinalabaster“container made of alabaster”, from Greekalabastros
