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alabaster

al.a.bas.ter or al.a.bas.trine \'al-*-.bas-t*r\ \.al-*-'bas-tr*n\ n [ME 
   alabastre, fr. MF, fr. L alabaster vase of alabaster, fr. Gk Xalabastros 1: 
   a compact fine-textured gypsum usu. white and translucent  2: a hard 
   compact calcite or aragonite that is translucent and sometimes ba nded - 
   al.a.bas.ter aj