Word Meaning

Meaning of alabaster

- 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 color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
- A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.

Crossword clue for alabaster

- Blast area to produce rock for sculptures
- Fine gypsum
- Gypsum disguised as real bat
- Gypsum variety
- It is used in carving out blast area
- Mate leaves Alabama tester of fine, white stone
- pale and translucent (complexion)
- Statuette material
- Statuette stone
- Very light white
- White stone popular in statuary