alabaster

IPA: ˈæɫʌbæstɝ

Examples of "alabaster" in Sentences

Milton has the word alabaster three times, twice incorrectly spelled
Or rather, what we call alabaster now is not what was called alabaster in ancient times.
A certain amount of alabaster is used to line the interior, but it is not carved or decorated in any way.
Granular or massive specimens are called alabaster, while all those which are well crystallized are called selenite.
If student are excited about Twilight, they'll probably be more inclined to remember what the word "alabaster" means.
The alabaster is a species of marble, distinguished for being light, and of a beautiful white colour, almost transparent.
The substance commonly known as alabaster is a fine-grained variety of gypsum (calcium sulphate) much used for vases and other ornamental articles.
Pillars of marble and alabaster support the base, and the tabernacle, also of alabaster, is surmounted by four beautifully carved angels in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Tons of travertine or stalagmite, the so-called alabaster, have been quarried from some of the deposits, while a large number of flint nodules has been dug out of the cave-earth where they fell from the disintegrating limestone.
My next release from Subterranean Press will be the new trade-paperback edition of Alabaster in April (by the way, I love that on a search for the word "alabaster" on Google, out of 4,880,000 hits, this book comes in at sixth place).