Found 3 items, similar to alabaster.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: alabaster batu pualam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alabaster alabaster n 1: a compact fine-textured usually white gypsum used for carving 2: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: oriental alabaster, onyx marble , Mexican onyx] 3: a very light white
English → English (gcide) Definition: alabaster Gypsum \Gyp"sum\ (j[i^]p"s[u^]m), n. [L. gypsum, Gr. gy`psos; cf. Ar. jibs plaster, mortar, Per. jabs[imac]n lime.] (Min.) A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive variety. [1913 Webster]