Alabastrine
[al-ə-BAS-trin]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: French, 16th century
1.
Made of or resembling alabaster, in particular in being white or smooth.
Examples of Alabastrine in a sentence
"The chandelier was made of an alabastrine glass that gently diffused the lights."
"The landscape designer commissioned an alabastrine statue to contrast against the red rose bushes."
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