crētārĭus

a, um, adj.

2. creta

I. of or pertaining to chalk: ARS, Inscr. Grut. 641, 3.—
II. Subst.: crētārĭa, ae, f. (sc. taberna), a shop for Cretan earth, Varr. L. L. 8, § 55 Müll.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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