alabaster
Pale carving mineral
Alabaster is a soft, fine-grained stone, typically white or translucent, used for carving ornamental objects and sculptures.
The word often describes smooth, pale skin: her alabaster complexion.
As an adjective, it suggests something white, smooth, and luminous: alabaster columns, alabaster shoulders.
Tusk-derived material
chalky · bone · eggshell · pearl · parchment · snowy · whitish · pearlescent
Hydrated calcium sulfate
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- sulfateAcidic salt compound
- seleniteTransparent gypsum variety
evaporite · sedimentary · crystal · quarry · mining · plaster · hardness · vein
Without roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- satinySmooth and lustrous
- sleekSmooth and elegant
glossy · velvety · refined · buffed · silky · waxed · matte · soft
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bustFailure or sculpture
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
chisel · sculptor · artistry · masterpiece · Michelangelo · frieze · vessel · urn
Unmixed, without impurities
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- pristinePure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
virginal · innocent · porcelain · skin · complexion · beauty · classical · ideal
ivory
Tusk-derived material
milky · chalky · bone · eggshell · pearl · parchment · snowy · whitish · pearlescent · opalescent
gypsum
Hydrated calcium sulfate
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- sulfateAcidic salt compound
selenite · evaporite · sedimentary · crystal · quarry · mining · plaster · hardness · vein · formation
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
sleek · glossy · velvety · refined · buffed · silky · waxed · matte · soft · even
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
bas-relief · chisel · sculptor · artistry · masterpiece · Michelangelo · frieze · vessel · urn · vase
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- pristinePure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
immaculate · virginal · innocent · porcelain · skin · complexion · beauty · classical · ideal · ethereal
alabasterebony
Dense dark tropical wood
jet-black · obsidian · sable · coal-black · raven
- alabaster jarOrnate pale stone container