alabaster in Japanese
alabaster in Japanese is 雪花石膏 — alabaster means a soft, fine-grained white or pale-tinted stone (a form of gypsum) often carved into ornaments and small sculptures.
alabaster in Japanese
雪花石膏
Pronounced: sekkasekkō
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
What does "alabaster" mean?
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noun A soft, fine-grained white or pale-tinted stone (a form of gypsum) often carved into ornaments and small sculptures.
"The museum's prize piece was a delicate alabaster vase carved centuries ago."
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adjective Made of alabaster, or resembling it — smooth, pale, and faintly translucent.
"The poem described her alabaster skin glowing in the candlelight."
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alabaster in a sentence
- The museum's prize piece was a delicate alabaster vase carved centuries ago.
- She kept her jewellery in a small alabaster box.
- The poem described her alabaster skin glowing in the candlelight.
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What is "alabaster" in Japanese?
"alabaster" in Japanese is 雪花石膏. alabaster means: A soft, fine-grained white or pale-tinted stone (a form of gypsum) often carved into ornaments and small sculptures.
How do you pronounce 雪花石膏?
"alabaster" in Japanese is 雪花石膏, pronounced "sekkasekkō".
How do you use "alabaster" in a sentence?
Example: "The museum's prize piece was a delicate alabaster vase carved centuries ago." In Japanese, "alabaster" is 雪花石膏.
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