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ălăbastrītes, 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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Headword:

ălăbastrītes

Headword (normalized):

ălăbastrītes

Headword (normalized/stripped):

alabastrites

IDX:

1670

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n1670

Key:

alabastrites

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