creta

[Lat. (as adj.) = from Crete, (as subst.) =Cretan earth, i. e., chalk, or a similar kind of IMG:content-1316.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A saddle-tile, one having a double slope, on the ridge of a roof. It is also called a ridge -tile (q. v.). 2. In Gothic architecture tiles decorated with leaves, foliage, or similar design, which run up the sides of a gable or ornamented canopy. *crest-wounding, a. Wounding, i. e., disgracing one's nobility; attainting. "O unseen shame! invisible disgrace! O unfelt sore I crest - wounding private scar! Reproach is stamp'd in Coll at in us' face, And Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar." Shakesp.: The Rape of Lucrece , 827-30. Creta, Mistura Crete , Pulvis Cretæ aromatic us , Pulvis Cretæ cum Opio . Chalk is an antacid, and acts as an astringent. It is used in cases of diar rhœa.