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)

1. alabaster (variety of gypsum)
2. (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