Greta
Americannoun
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It is more often used, however, for a purely mechanical action, as in the preparation hydrargyrum cum creta.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Purpurissimum was made from creta argentaria, a fine chalk or clay, steeped in a purple dye, obtained from the murex.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
The commonest and cheapest colors were the Appianum, which was a clay, and the creta viridis, the common green earth of Verona.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
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