alabastrine

/al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster/US // ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər //UK // (ˈæləˌbɑːstə, -ˌbæstə) //

阿拉巴斯特林,阿尔巴斯特林,阿拉巴斯坦,阿拉巴斯特里因

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- : Also called Oriental alabaster. a variety of calcite, often banded, used or sold as alabaster.

adj.形容词 adjective

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Also al·a·bas·trine [al-uh-bas-trin]. /ˌæl əˈbæs trɪn/.
- : made of alabaster: an alabaster column.
- : resembling alabaster; smooth and white: her alabaster throat.

as inalabaster

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See also the vignette on title page, copied from an alabaster slab in the Collegio Romano, originally from the Catacombs.
This day Mrs. Russell did give my wife a very fine St. George, in alabaster, which will set out my wife's closett mightily.
Round the chapel, known as the Dean's Chapel, there was a fine copper railing decorated with small alabaster figures.
The form stretched its lovely arms, white as alabaster, and presently the hands rubbed a pair of sleepy eyes.
An elegant monument of alabaster, with a bust of Pepys, taken from his portrait in the National Gallery, was unveiled in 1884.

/al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster/US // ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər //UK // (ˈæləˌbɑːstə, -ˌbæstə) //

阿拉巴斯特林,阿尔巴斯特林,阿拉巴斯坦,阿拉巴斯特里因

n.名词 noun

1
- : a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- : Also called Oriental alabaster. a variety of calcite, often banded, used or sold as alabaster.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Also al·a·bas·trine [al-uh-bas-trin]. /ˌæl əˈbæs trɪn/.
- : made of alabaster: an alabaster column.
- : resembling alabaster; smooth and white: her alabaster throat.

as inalabaster

Synonyms

Antonyms

See also the vignette on title page, copied from an alabaster slab in the Collegio Romano, originally from the Catacombs.
This day Mrs. Russell did give my wife a very fine St. George, in alabaster, which will set out my wife's closett mightily.
Round the chapel, known as the Dean's Chapel, there was a fine copper railing decorated with small alabaster figures.
The form stretched its lovely arms, white as alabaster, and presently the hands rubbed a pair of sleepy eyes.
An elegant monument of alabaster, with a bust of Pepys, taken from his portrait in the National Gallery, was unveiled in 1884.