Word Meanings - ALABASTRINE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs.

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