cretula
From LSJ
Latin > English
cretula cretulae N F :: white clay for sealing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
crētŭla: ae, f.
dim. id.,
I white clay, used for sealing, = terra sigillata, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 58; Plin. 35, 7, 31, § 49.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
crētŭla,¹⁶ æ, f., dim. de creta, craie : Plin. 35, 49 || argile à cacheter : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 58.
Latin > German (Georges)
crētula, ae, f. (Demin. v. creta), die weiße Siegelerde, als Färbestoff, Plin. 35, 49. – bei den Griechen zum Siegeln gebraucht, cum Valentio eius interpreti epistula Agrigento allata esset, casu signum iste animadvertit in cretula, Cic. Verr. 4, 58.
