albarium
[ al-bair-ee-uhm ]
noun
a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
Origin of albarium
1<Latin: stucco, neuter singular of albārius pertaining to stucco, equivalent to alb(us) white + -ārius-ary
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How to use albarium in a sentence
All this was executed in fine, hard marble-dust stucco (opus albarium or marmoreum).
Illuminated Manuscripts in Classical and Mediaeval Times | J. Henry Middleton
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