adjectivecrētĕusCRETEVS☆ KeepMeaningmade of chalkLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CRETEUSLEWIS & SHORTCRETEUScrētĕus, a, um, adj. 2. creta, I. made of chalk or clay: persona, Lucr. 4, 298.Read the whole entry