A Latinized singular form of alabaster vessel; used in scientific or formal classical references to denote a single perfume bottle or container made of alabaster.
Latin adaptation of Greek alabastron, using the Latin neuter singular -um ending. Medieval and Renaissance scholars used this form when writing in Latin about classical objects.
Medieval monks copying ancient texts would write 'alabastrum' in their Latin manuscripts, and this formal version shows how classical knowledge traveled through the Dark Ages preserved in monastic libraries!
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