English Explanatory Dictionary

alabastron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.

Word forms

alabastron alabastrons alabastra

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron).

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