albâtre
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See also: albatre
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French albastre, from Old French alabastre, aubastre, from Latin alabaster, alabastrum, from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
albâtre m (plural albâtres)
- alabaster (variety of gypsum)
- a pure, delicate, healthy white (of human skin)
- une peau d’albâtre ― alabaster skin
Further reading[edit]
- “albâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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