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Alabaster
Alabaster Al"a*bas"ter, n. [L. alabaster, Gr. ?, said to be
derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near
which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. alb[^a]tre.]
1. (Min.)
(a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of
fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but
sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into
vases, mantel ornaments, etc.
(b) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat
translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite.
The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is
sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
2. A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.;
-- so called from the stone of which it was originally
made. --Fosbroke.
Meaning of Alabaster from wikipedia
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Alabaster is a
mineral and a soft rock used for
carvings and as a
source of
plaster powder. Archaeologists, geologists, and the
stone industry have different...
- calcium).
Alabaster may also
refer to:
Alabaster,
Alabama Alabaster Township,
Michigan Alabaster (manga), a 1970
manga by
Osamu Tezuka Alabaster (short story...
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Alabaster is an
English surname,
originally meaning someone who
provided armed service with a crossbow.
Notable people with the
surname include: Chaloner...
- 284.
Alabaster is the 16th
largest city in
Alabama by
number of residents.
George L.
Scott Sr., an
Alabaster pioneer,
owned and
operated Alabaster Lime...
- John
Chaloner Alabaster (11 July 1930 – 9
April 2024) was a New
Zealand cricketer who pla**** 21 Test
matches for the country's
national team
between 1955...
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Angus Fairbairn,
known professionally as
Alabaster DePlume, is an
English jazz musician, saxophonist,
spoken word poet, composer, and activist. Fairbairn...
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Siratus alabaster, or
Alabaster Murex, is a
predatory species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusc in the
family Muricidae,
often referred to as the...
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Alabaster Box may
refer to:
Alabaster Box (album), a 1999
album by
gospel artist CeCe
Winans Alabaster Box (band), a
Christian rock band from Australia...
- Rear
Admiral Martin Brian Alabaster CBE (born 10
August 1958) is a
retired senior officer in the
British Royal Navy.
Alabaster spent his
early years in...
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William Alabaster (also Alablaster, Arblastier) (27
February 1567 –
buried 28
April 1640) was an
English Neo-Latin poet, playwright, and
religious writer...
