Meaning of ALABASTER in Tamil

Use in sentences of அலபாஸ்டர்

Meaning of ALABASTER in English

• A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.
• A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
• A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.
• A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.
• A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
• A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.

Synonyms of ‘அலபாஸ்டர்’

• பளிங்குக் கல்
  ALABASTER,

Antonyms of ‘அலபாஸ்டர்’

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