alabastron
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alabastron
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron).
noun alabastrons · alabastra
- A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster. The discovery, in an early deposit near the Northern Bath, in company with the serpentine vases described above, of the lid of an alabastron with the cartouche of the Hyksos king Khyan.
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noun type of vase
| 中文 | 雪花瓶 |
|---|---|
| Français | alabastre |
| Deutsch | Alabastron |
| Ελληνικά | αλάβαστρο alávastro |
Talk about this word "alabastron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alabastron. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. alabastron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alabastron "alabastron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alabastron.Cite this
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title = {alabastron},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alabastron},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
