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  • 1 Stultorum calami carbones moenia chartae

    • Chalk is the pen of fools, walls (their) paper No Graffiti please. Showing that graffiti is nothing new

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  • 2 creta

    chalk, fuller's earth

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  • 3 calx

        calx cis, f    [CEL-, CER-], the heel: (forīs) calcibus insultare, T.: uti pugnis et calcibus: ferrata, the spur, V.: nudis calcibus anguem premere, Iu.: quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat, i. e. the fore-feet, V.: calce petit, kicks, H.: ferire, O.: calces remittere, to kick, N.: aut dic aut accipe calcem, take a kick, Iu.: calcemque terit iam calce, i. e. presses close in his footsteps, V.—Prov.: advorsum stimulum calces (sc. iactare), to kick against the pricks, T.
    * * *
    I
    heel; spur; pad (dog); forefeet; kick (Roman toe was unprotected); butt (beam)
    II
    limestone, lime; chalk, goal, goal-line (chalk mark), end of life; game piece
    III
    lead vial/bottle/jar

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  • 4 calx

        calx cis, f, χάλιξ, limestone, lime: in insulam calcem convexit: caementa calce durata, L. — Fig., the goal of the race - course (anciently marked with lime): ad calcem pervenire: ad carceres a calce revocari, i. e. from the end to the beginning: video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum.
    * * *
    I
    heel; spur; pad (dog); forefeet; kick (Roman toe was unprotected); butt (beam)
    II
    limestone, lime; chalk, goal, goal-line (chalk mark), end of life; game piece
    III
    lead vial/bottle/jar

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  • 5 crēta

        crēta ae, f    [Creta], Cretan earth, pipe - clay, chalk, as a cosmetic, H.; for seals, C.; for cement, V.; eaten by serpents, V.: rapidus cretae Oaxes, turbulent, V.: cretā notati, i. e. with a mark of approval, H.
    * * *
    I
    clay/clayey soil; chalk; white/fuller's earth; paint/whitening; white goal line
    II
    Crete, island of Crete

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  • 6 crētātus

        crētātus adj.    [creta], marked with chalk: fasciae: bos (as an offering), Iu.
    * * *
    cretata, cretatum ADJ
    chalked, marked with chalk; in white; whitened with pipe-clay; powdered (woman)

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  • 7 crētōsus

        crētōsus adj.    [creta], abounding in chalk: rura, O.
    * * *
    cretosa, cretosum ADJ
    abounding in chalk or clay; clayey

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  • 8 cretaceus

    cretacea, cretaceum ADJ
    resembling chalk or pipe-clay; chalk-like, creataceous (L+S)

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  • 9 cretarius

    cretaria, cretarium ADJ
    dealing in chalk or pipe-clay; of/pertaining to chalk/Cretan earth (L+S)

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  • 10 calcis

    1.
    calx, calcis, f. (m., Pers. 3, 105 dub.; Sil. 7, 696; cf. App. M. 7, p. 483 Oud.; Pers. 3, 105; Grat. Cyn. 278. Whether Lucil. ap. Charis, p. 72 P. belongs here or to 2. calx is undecided) [Sanscr. kar-, wound, kill; akin with lax, calcar, calceus], the heel.
    I.
    Lit.:

    calces deteris,

    you tread on my heels, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111:

    quod si ipsa animi vis In capite aut umeris aut imis calcibus esse Posset,

    Lucr. 3, 792; 5, 136: incursare pug nis, calcibus, pux kai lax, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 53:

    certare pugnis, calcibus, unguibus,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:

    uti pugnis et calcibus,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    concisus pugnis et calcibus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56:

    subsellium calce premere,

    Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:

    ferire pugno vel calce,

    Quint. 2, 8, 13:

    quadrupedemque citum ferratā (al. ferrato) calce fatigat,

    Verg. A. 11, 714:

    nudā calce vexare ilia equi,

    Stat. S. 5, 2, 115; Sil. 7, 697; 13, 169; 17, 541:

    nudis calcibus anguem premere,

    Juv. 1, 43.—Also of the heels of animals, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 8; Col. 8, 2, 8:

    quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat,

    Verg. A. 10, 892.—Hence, caedere calcibus, to kick, laktizô, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 71:

    calce petere aliquem,

    to kick, Hor. S. 2, 1, 55:

    ferire,

    Ov. F. 3, 755:

    extundere frontem,

    Phaedr. 1, 21, 9:

    calces remittere,

    to kick, Nep. Eum. 5, 5; so,

    reicere,

    Dig. 9, 1, 5:

    aut dic aut accipe calcem,

    take a kick, Juv. 3, 295 al. —
    2.
    Prov.: adversus stimulum calces (sc. jactare, etc.) = laktizein pros kentron (Aesch Agam. 1624; Pind. Pyth. 2, 174;

    W. T. Act. 9, 5),

    to kick against the pricks, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 28 Don. and Ruhnk.; cf. Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 55, and s. v. calcitro: calcem impingere alicui rei, to abandon any occupation:

    Anglice,

    to hang a thing on the nail, Petr. 46.—
    B.
    Meton. (pars pro toto), the foot, in gen.:

    calcemque terit jam calce,

    Verg. A. 5, 324 Serv. and Heyne. —
    II.
    Transf. to similar things.
    A.
    In architecture: calces scaporum, the foot of the pillars of a staircase; Fr. patin de l'échiffre, Vitr. 9, praef. § 8.—
    B.
    Calx mali, the foot of the mast, Vitr. 10, 3, 5.—
    C.
    In agriculture, the piece of wood cut off with a scion, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 156.
    2.
    calx, calcis, f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24, and Cato, R. R. 18, 7; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; dub. Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; and id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 fin.; cf. Rudd. I. p. 37, n. 3; later collat. form calcis, is, f., Ven. Fort. Carm. 11, 11, 10) [chalix].
    I.
    Liv.
    A.
    A small stone used in gaming, a counter (less freq. than the dim. calculus, q. v.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 687 P.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.—
    B.
    Limestone, lime, whether slaked or not, Lucr. 6, 1067; Cic. Mil. 27, 74:

    viva,

    unslaked, quicklime, Vitr. 8, 7:

    coquere,

    to burn lime, Cato, R. R. 16; Vitr. 2, 5, 1: exstincta, slaked, id. l. l.:

    macerata,

    id. 7, 2; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177:

    harenatus,

    mixed with sand, mortar, Cato, R. R. 18, 7:

    materies ex calce et harenā mixta,

    Vitr. 7, 3.— Since the goal or limit in the race-ground was designated by lime (as later by chalk, v. creta), calx signifies,
    II.
    Trop., the goal, end, or limit in the race-course (anciently marked with lime or chalk; opp. carceres, the starting-point; mostly ante-Aug.;

    esp. freq. in Cic.): supremae calcis spatium,

    Lucr. 6, 92 Lachm.; Sen. Ep. 108, 32; Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24:

    ad calcem pervenire,

    Cic. Lael. 27, 101; so,

    ad carceres a calce revocari,

    i. e. to turn back from the end to the beginning, id. Sen. 23, 83:

    nunc video calcem, ad quam (al. quem) cum sit decursum,

    id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: ab ipsā (al. ipso) calce revocati, id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. l.l.; Quint. 8, 5, 30 dub.; v. Spald. N. cr. —
    b.
    Prov., of speech:

    extra calcem decurrere,

    to digress from a theme, Amm. 21, 1, 14.—
    B.
    In gen., the end, conclusion of a page, book, or writing (mostly post-class.):

    si tamen in clausulā et calce pronuntietur sententia,

    Quint. 8, 5, 30:

    in calce epistulae,

    Hier. Ep. 9; 26 fin.; 84 init.: in calce libri, id. Vit. St. Hil. fin.

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  • 11 calx

    1.
    calx, calcis, f. (m., Pers. 3, 105 dub.; Sil. 7, 696; cf. App. M. 7, p. 483 Oud.; Pers. 3, 105; Grat. Cyn. 278. Whether Lucil. ap. Charis, p. 72 P. belongs here or to 2. calx is undecided) [Sanscr. kar-, wound, kill; akin with lax, calcar, calceus], the heel.
    I.
    Lit.:

    calces deteris,

    you tread on my heels, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111:

    quod si ipsa animi vis In capite aut umeris aut imis calcibus esse Posset,

    Lucr. 3, 792; 5, 136: incursare pug nis, calcibus, pux kai lax, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 53:

    certare pugnis, calcibus, unguibus,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:

    uti pugnis et calcibus,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    concisus pugnis et calcibus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56:

    subsellium calce premere,

    Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:

    ferire pugno vel calce,

    Quint. 2, 8, 13:

    quadrupedemque citum ferratā (al. ferrato) calce fatigat,

    Verg. A. 11, 714:

    nudā calce vexare ilia equi,

    Stat. S. 5, 2, 115; Sil. 7, 697; 13, 169; 17, 541:

    nudis calcibus anguem premere,

    Juv. 1, 43.—Also of the heels of animals, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 8; Col. 8, 2, 8:

    quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat,

    Verg. A. 10, 892.—Hence, caedere calcibus, to kick, laktizô, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 71:

    calce petere aliquem,

    to kick, Hor. S. 2, 1, 55:

    ferire,

    Ov. F. 3, 755:

    extundere frontem,

    Phaedr. 1, 21, 9:

    calces remittere,

    to kick, Nep. Eum. 5, 5; so,

    reicere,

    Dig. 9, 1, 5:

    aut dic aut accipe calcem,

    take a kick, Juv. 3, 295 al. —
    2.
    Prov.: adversus stimulum calces (sc. jactare, etc.) = laktizein pros kentron (Aesch Agam. 1624; Pind. Pyth. 2, 174;

    W. T. Act. 9, 5),

    to kick against the pricks, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 28 Don. and Ruhnk.; cf. Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 55, and s. v. calcitro: calcem impingere alicui rei, to abandon any occupation:

    Anglice,

    to hang a thing on the nail, Petr. 46.—
    B.
    Meton. (pars pro toto), the foot, in gen.:

    calcemque terit jam calce,

    Verg. A. 5, 324 Serv. and Heyne. —
    II.
    Transf. to similar things.
    A.
    In architecture: calces scaporum, the foot of the pillars of a staircase; Fr. patin de l'échiffre, Vitr. 9, praef. § 8.—
    B.
    Calx mali, the foot of the mast, Vitr. 10, 3, 5.—
    C.
    In agriculture, the piece of wood cut off with a scion, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 156.
    2.
    calx, calcis, f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24, and Cato, R. R. 18, 7; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; dub. Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; and id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 fin.; cf. Rudd. I. p. 37, n. 3; later collat. form calcis, is, f., Ven. Fort. Carm. 11, 11, 10) [chalix].
    I.
    Liv.
    A.
    A small stone used in gaming, a counter (less freq. than the dim. calculus, q. v.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 687 P.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.—
    B.
    Limestone, lime, whether slaked or not, Lucr. 6, 1067; Cic. Mil. 27, 74:

    viva,

    unslaked, quicklime, Vitr. 8, 7:

    coquere,

    to burn lime, Cato, R. R. 16; Vitr. 2, 5, 1: exstincta, slaked, id. l. l.:

    macerata,

    id. 7, 2; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177:

    harenatus,

    mixed with sand, mortar, Cato, R. R. 18, 7:

    materies ex calce et harenā mixta,

    Vitr. 7, 3.— Since the goal or limit in the race-ground was designated by lime (as later by chalk, v. creta), calx signifies,
    II.
    Trop., the goal, end, or limit in the race-course (anciently marked with lime or chalk; opp. carceres, the starting-point; mostly ante-Aug.;

    esp. freq. in Cic.): supremae calcis spatium,

    Lucr. 6, 92 Lachm.; Sen. Ep. 108, 32; Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24:

    ad calcem pervenire,

    Cic. Lael. 27, 101; so,

    ad carceres a calce revocari,

    i. e. to turn back from the end to the beginning, id. Sen. 23, 83:

    nunc video calcem, ad quam (al. quem) cum sit decursum,

    id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: ab ipsā (al. ipso) calce revocati, id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. l.l.; Quint. 8, 5, 30 dub.; v. Spald. N. cr. —
    b.
    Prov., of speech:

    extra calcem decurrere,

    to digress from a theme, Amm. 21, 1, 14.—
    B.
    In gen., the end, conclusion of a page, book, or writing (mostly post-class.):

    si tamen in clausulā et calce pronuntietur sententia,

    Quint. 8, 5, 30:

    in calce epistulae,

    Hier. Ep. 9; 26 fin.; 84 init.: in calce libri, id. Vit. St. Hil. fin.

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  • 12 Cressa

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

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  • 13 Cressius

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cressius

  • 14 Creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Creta

  • 15 creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > creta

  • 16 Cretenses

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretenses

  • 17 Cretica

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretica

  • 18 Cretice

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretice

  • 19 increto

    incrēto, āre, v. a. [in-creta], to chalk, whiten with chalk (post-Aug.):

    increta facies,

    Petr. 102:

    locum,

    Veg. 5, 17, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > increto

  • 20 carbō

        carbō ōnis, m    [CAR-], a coal, charcoal: candeus: carbone adurere capillum, burning coals: In carbone tuo ponere, on your altar fire, Iu.: cretā an carbone notati? i. e. with white or black? H.: Proelia rubricā picta aut carbone, drawn with red chalk or coal, H.—Prov.: carbonem pro thesauro invenire, i. e. to be deceived in one's hope, Ph.
    * * *
    charcoal; glowing coal; pencil/marker; worthless thing; charred remains; coal

    Latin-English dictionary > carbō

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