Oriental alabaster

noun

1. alabaster ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oriental alabaster¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

The sarcophagus of oriental alabaster was in place, but empty; the lid had been raised and broken.

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The shafts of the columns of the temple of Jupiter are of oriental alabaster of one stone.

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In the centre of the gallery is a magnificent bath of the finest Oriental alabaster.

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The pavement of this room was of oriental alabaster, of which fragments remain.

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The white is generally mother-of-pearl, or marble, veined with a pale grey, and a good deal of Oriental alabaster is used.

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