alabastre

Adjective

alabastre (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Noun

alabastre (usually uncountable, plural alabastres)

1. Obsolete form of alabaster.

Anagrams

• alabaster

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).

Noun

alabastre m (plural alabastres)

1. alabaster

Alternative forms

• aubastre, alabaustre, albastre

Etymology

From Latin alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros). This form was probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. also the variant aubastre, which may represent a more popular form.

Noun

alabastre m (oblique plural alabastres, nominative singular alabastres, nominative plural alabastre)

1. alabaster