alabaster
noun
al·a·bas·ter
ˈa-lə-ˌba-stər 
1
: a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
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Its standout piece was a curvilinear alabaster bed that embodied the duo’s appetite for breezy sexiness and sculptural heft.
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Osman Can Yerebakan, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
Zappos has the sneakers in 22 colors, but the only one on sale right now is the muted oak/alabaster option.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Included was a pair of Italian alabaster Swiss-cheese bookends.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Osman Can Yerebakan, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
Zappos has the sneakers in 22 colors, but the only one on sale right now is the muted oak/alabaster option.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Included was a pair of Italian alabaster Swiss-cheese bookends.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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“Alabaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alabaster. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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alabaster
noun
al·a·bas·ter
ˈal-ə-ˌbas-tər
1
: a smooth usually white and nearly transparent gypsum used for carving (as vases)
2
: a hard calcite that is nearly transparent and sometimes has stripes
Geographical Definition
Alabaster
geographical name
Al·a·bas·ter
ˈa-lə-ˌba-stər
city in central Alabama south of Birmingham population 30,352
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