albâtre
See also: albatre
French
Etymology
From Middle French albastre, from Old French alabastre, aubastre, from Latin alabaster, alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.batʁ/, /al.bɑtʁ/
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Noun
albâtre m (plural albâtres)
- alabaster (variety of gypsum)
- (of human skin) a pure, delicate, healthy white
- d'albâtre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- “albâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- ablater, Alberta, blatéra, tablera