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Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite, a carbonate of calcium, also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster, in geological terms is `a stalagmitic limestone marked with patterns of swirling bands of cream and brown`. In .....
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow...
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fine-grained, massive gypsum (q.v.) that has been used for centuries for statuary, carvings, and other ornaments. It normally is snow-white and ... [4 related articles]
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Alabaster sphinx at Memphis, carved from a single block of alabaster A massive, fine-grained form of gypsum, usually translucent and white. It has been used ornamentally for many centuries, being easily carved. Ancient oriental alabaster was a yellowish marble.
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Naturally occurring fine-grained white or light-coloured translucent form of gypsum, often streaked or mottled. A soft material, it is easily carved, but seldom used for outdoor sculpture. ...
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A soft stone that could be carved to make an effigy. It was a major Medieval industry in the Chellastone area, near Derby and Nottingham. Many pieces were exported abroad - both carved, for religious objects (such as a crucifix), and un-carved.
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a fine-grained variety of gypsum, white, yellowish white or reddish brown and translucent, it was cut into thin laminae, and used for church windows in the Middle Ages. Latterly, easily carved, it was used for internal decorative sculpture.
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1. <chemical> 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. A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of colour; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by...
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A mane given to a stalagmitic or stalactitic calcium carbonate and a calcium sulfate (gypsum). The calcium carbonate variety is a translucent stone of yellowish milky color, while the calcium sulfate has a fine granular quality. The latter was abundant in Tuscany and Piedmont, and when carved into statues and vases is frequently sold a Florentine M...
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Al'a·bas'ter noun [ Latin
alabaster , Greek ..., said to be derived from
Alabastron , the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: confer Old French
alabastre , French
albâtre .]
1. (Min.) (a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gyps...
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Since the Middle Ages the term alabaster has been applied to a compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of a fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or grey. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc. In ancient times the term alabaster was applied to a hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime (onyx...
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Alabaster is British rhyming slang for plaster.
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soft, fine grained translucent stone: white or pastel coloured gypsum, often with streaks of deeper colour: breaks and scratches easily
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A fine grained, translucent variety of gypsum, generally white in color. May be cut and carved easily with a knife or saw. The term is often incorrectly applied to fine-grained marble.
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adj] - of or resembling alabaster 2. [n] - a hard compact kind of calcite 3. [n] - a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving 4. [n] - a very light white
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A fine-grained marble-like variety of gypsum, alabaster is a soft stone often white or translucent.
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onyx marble noun a hard compact kind of calcite
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alabastrine adjective of or resembling alabaster; `alabaster statue`
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Naturally occurring fine-grained white or light-coloured translucent form of gypsum, often streaked or mottled. A soft material, it is easily carved, but seldom used for outdoor sculpture
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a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc. · a variety of calcite, often banded, used or sold as alabaster.
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