alabastrine

alabastrine
alabastrine (adj.) 1590s, from M.L. alabastrinus, from alabaster (see ALABASTER (Cf. alabaster)).

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  • alabastrine — adj. of alabaster; alabaster like, resembling alabaster …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Alabastrian — Al a*bas tri*an, a. Alabastrine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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