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alabaster

Alabaster is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter A and ends with the letter R for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.

Syllable Information

The word alabaster is a 9 letter word that has 4 syllable 's . The syllable division for alabaster is: al-a-bas-ter


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