alabaster

  1. Noun.  A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
  2. Noun.  (historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
  3. Adjective.  Made of alabaster.
  4. Adjective.  Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.

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