transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-lə-ˌbas-tər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English alabastre, from Anglo-French albastre, from Latin alabaster vase of alabaster, from Greek alabastros
Date: 14th century
1. : a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
2. : a hard compact calcite or aragonite that is translucent and sometimes banded
• alabaster or al·a·bas·trine ˌa-lə-ˈbas-trən adjective