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# alabaster

noun (alabaster, no plural in use)

«alabaster» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Alabaster is a smooth, pale, shiny white stone, often carved into statues and vases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alabaster/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy castles, statues and ornaments made of this smooth white stone

### Examples

- The statue was carved from white alabaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alabaster/#x1)
- The castle was decorated with alabaster statues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alabaster/#x2)
- Her skin looked as smooth as alabaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alabaster/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «alabaster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/alabaster/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«alabaster» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alabaster.html) on Mova free.