alabastrine
- a of or resembling alabaster
- Postdating Poet Holden's previous book of poems (Granite and Alabaster) by 16 years, Natural History, though a far more proficient book, is still alabastrine in its often .
- A 20-year (1913-33) slice of Du Bois' career, ranging from his alabastrine redhead in Nude Seated on Chair through his flat-chested flappers of the '20s to his plastered blonde .