Oriental alabaster

American  

noun

1. alabaster.

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Etymology

Origin of Oriental alabaster

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

It is constructed of Oriental alabaster, is of great size, already exhibits fine taste, and promises to be one of the most beautiful structures in Egypt.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various

The white is generally mother-of-pearl, or marble, veined with a pale grey, and a good deal of Oriental alabaster is used.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

This spacious building is lined throughout with Oriental alabaster, the exterior being covered with the same costly material.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

A variety of carbonate of lime, closely resembling alabaster in appearance, is used for similar purposes under the name of Oriental alabaster.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

This bathroom was entirely lined with Oriental alabaster; the bath itself was carved out of a solid block of green marble, and the very bath-taps were exquisitely chiselled bronze Tritons, riding on dolphins.

From Here, There and Everywhere by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord