алеба́стр — meaning in English
alebastr
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English meaning
- alabaster noun A soft, fine-grained white or pale-tinted stone (a form of gypsum) often carved into ornaments and small sculptures.
Senses
алеба́стр is used for these senses in English:
- alabaster A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
- plaster of Paris A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
alabaster — full definition
- noun A soft, fine-grained white or pale-tinted stone (a form of gypsum) often carved into ornaments and small sculptures.
- adjective Made of alabaster, or resembling it — smooth, pale, and faintly translucent.