| English adjective: alabaster | |||
| 1. | alabaster of or resembling alabaster | ||
| Samples | Alabaster statue. | ||
| Synonyms | alabastrine | ||
| English noun: alabaster | |||
| 1. | alabaster (substance) a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gypsum | ||
| 2. | alabaster (substance) a hard compact kind of calcite | ||
| Synonyms | Mexican onyx, onyx marble, oriental alabaster | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calcite | ||
| 3. | alabaster (attribute) a very light white | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | white, whiteness | ||