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Webster 1913 Edition

Cretaceous

Cre-ta′ceous

(krē̍-tā′shŭs)
,
Adj.
[L.
cretaceus
, fr.
creta
chalk. See
Crayon
.]
1.
Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky;
as,
cretaceous
rocks and formations
. See
Chalk
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cretaceous

CRETACEOUS

,
Adj.
[L., chalk.] Chalky; having the qualities of chalk; like chalk; abounding with chalk.

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