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noun greek

ălăbastrītes

gen. ălăbastrītae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
= ἀλαβαστρίτης.
A stone; composed of carbonate of lime; alabaster-stone;
A stone, composed of carbonate of lime (not of gypsum, like the modern alabaster), alabaster-stone; also called onyx and onychites, from which unguent and perfume boxes were made, Plin. 36, 8, 12, § 60.—
A precious stone found in the region of the Egyptian town Alabastron
A precious stone found in the region of the Egyptian town Alabastron, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143.
Perseus ID: n1670 Key: alabastrites