faecŭla (also fēcŭla, and contracted faecla, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1), ae, f. dim. [faex],
burnt tartar or salt of tartar , deposited in the form of a crust by wine (used as a condiment or as a drug), Lucr. 2, 430; Hor. S. 2, 8, 9; Scrib. Comp. 226 al.
faecula or fēcula ae, f dim.faex, burnt wine-crust, salt of tartar , H. ...
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