cretatus
From LSJ
μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crētātus: a, um, adj. id.,
I marked with chalk.
I Prop.: fasciae, Cic. Att. 2, 3, 1: pedes, Plin. 35, 18, 58, § 201: bos (decorated as an offering), Juv. 10, 66: Fabulla, whitened, Mart. 2, 41, 11.—
II Transf.: ambitio, i. e. of the candidates for office, clothed in white (candidatorum), Pers. 5, 177.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
crētātus,¹⁴ a, um (creta), blanchi avec de la craie : cretatus bos Juv. 10, 66, bœuf blanchi [pour le sacrifice]; cretata Fabulla Mart. 2, 41, 11, qui a mis du blanc || [fig.] vêtu de blanc : cretata ambitio Pers. 5, 177, manœuvres des candidats [v. candidatus ].
