Word Meanings - ALABASTRINE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs.
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- PERTAIN
stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant - ALABASTRINE
Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs. - ALABASTER
town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, - APPERTAIN
To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. vi. 5. (more info) appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach