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 Alabama,Alad’din, 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Alabaster.
 
A stone of great purity and whiteness, used for ornaments. So called from “Alabastron,” in Upper Egypt, where it abounds.   1
 


 Alabama,Alad’din, 

 
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