albarium

[ al-bair-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.

Word History and Origins

Origin of albarium¹

< Latin: stucco, neuter singular of albārius pertaining to stucco, equivalent to alb ( us ) white + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

All this was executed in fine, hard marble-dust stucco (opus albarium or marmoreum).

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