Alabaster
noun
A type of very light, white or slightly tinted stone.
A vase made out of alabaster was standing on a mantelpiece.
Often appears as...
- alabaster vase
- alabaster statue
adjective
Describing something as being as smooth and pale as alabaster stone.
She had alabaster skin, so smooth and flawless.
Often appears as...
- alabaster skin
- alabaster finish
noun
A type of very light, white or slightly tinted stone.
A vase made out of alabaster was standing on a mantelpiece.
Often appears as...
- alabaster vase
- alabaster statue
adjective
Describing something as being as smooth and pale as alabaster stone.
She had alabaster skin, so smooth and flawless.
Often appears as...
- alabaster skin
- alabaster finish
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Art and Craft
Alabaster stone is commonly used in sculptures and ornamental objects.
The museum's collection includes a delicate alabaster carving.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Ancient cultures often used alabaster for carving statues and making burial artifacts.
Egyptian tombs contained alabaster canopic jars.
Pro Tip 3/3Translucency Feature
Alabaster allows some light to pass through, making it ideal for lampshades and windows.
Light filtered through the chapel's alabaster windows.
Pro Tip 1/3Art and Craft
Alabaster stone is commonly used in sculptures and ornamental objects.
The museum's collection includes a delicate alabaster carving.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Ancient cultures often used alabaster for carving statues and making burial artifacts.
Egyptian tombs contained alabaster canopic jars.
Pro Tip 3/3Translucency Feature
Alabaster allows some light to pass through, making it ideal for lampshades and windows.
Light filtered through the chapel's alabaster windows.
Pro Tip 1/3Art and Craft
Alabaster stone is commonly used in sculptures and ornamental objects.
The museum's collection includes a delicate alabaster carving.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Ancient cultures often used alabaster for carving statues and making burial artifacts.
Egyptian tombs contained alabaster canopic jars.
Pro Tip 3/3Translucency Feature
Alabaster allows some light to pass through, making it ideal for lampshades and windows.
Light filtered through the chapel's alabaster windows.
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Video examples
How do you build a...
architectural out of that, where you create a building and it becomes alive with light? Like alabaster, if you kiss it with light, it becomes alive.
Video examples
How do you build a...
architectural out of that, where you create a building and it becomes alive with light? Like alabaster, if you kiss it with light, it becomes alive.
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Quote examples
Meredith Baxter
American Actress
More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress - a famous actress - which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout.
Quote examples
Meredith Baxter
American Actress
More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress - a famous actress - which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout.
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