Definition of alabastrites
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Orthography ID = 2002015
1.
LNS
alabastrītēs, alabastrītae
alabastrites
ἀλαβαστρίτης
noun (m., 1st Greek declension)
  1. A stone, composed of carbonate of lime, alabaster-stone
  2. A precious stone found in the region of the Egyptian town Alabastron
Abbreviations
alabastrītes, ae, m., = ἀλαβαστρίτης. A stone, composed of carbonate of lime (not of gypsum, like the modern alabaster), alabaster-stone; also called onyx and onychites, from which unguent and perfume boxes were made, Plin. 36, 8, 12, § 60.

— A precious stone found in the region of the Egyptian town Alabastron, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143.
 
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