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P / pĭco
verb transitive

pĭco

2nd PP pĭcāre · 3rd PP pĭcāvi · 4th PP pĭcātum · conj. 1st
to bedaub with pitch; to pitch; to tar
to bedaub with pitch, to pitch, to tar.
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Lit.: dolia picata, lacus, vinarius picatus, Cato, R. R. 25 sq.: dolia, Suet. Claud. 16: parietes, Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 166; 11, 7, 6, § 16.—
to season with pitch; pitchy by extension •
Transf., to season with pitch: vinum, Col. 12, 23.— Hence, pĭcātus, a, um, P. a., pitchy: vinum picatum, wine that has naturally a pitchy taste, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 47; 14, 2, 4, § 26; Mart. 13, 107.
Perseus ID: n36249 Key: pico