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alabastrum

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[al-uh-bas-truhm, -bah-struhm] / ˌæl əˈbæs trəm, -ˈbɑ strəm /

noun

plural

alabastra, alabastrums

  1. alabastron.

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It is white and shining, not transparent; is called stimmi, or stibi, or alabastrum, and larbasis.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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