albâtre

See also: albatre

French

Etymology

Inherited 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)
a pure, delicate, healthy white (of human skin)
une peau d’albâtre ― alabaster skin

Further reading

“albâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

ablater, Alberta, blatéra, tablera

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