Meaning & use
Alabaster
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A soft, translucent mineral, typically a fine-grained form of gypsum, used for carving ornaments and sculpture.
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The museum displayed an ancient alabaster vase excavated from an Egyptian tomb.
Her skin was often described in poetry as alabaster, smooth and pale.
A note on using this word
Alabaster has been prized since antiquity for carving because it is soft enough to work easily yet takes a fine polish; the word also functions as an adjective for a pale, smooth white color.
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2. adjective
Of a smooth, pale white color.
The statue's alabaster skin gleamed under the gallery lights.
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