pica
/pahy-kuh/US // ˈpaɪ kə //UK // (ˈpaɪkə) //
皮卡,茯苓
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n.名词 noun
- 1
Printing.
- : a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- : the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch.
- : a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as intypeface
as ineating disorder
Synonyms
Examples
So in Vincent—'pica loquax'—'pica garrula,' &c.; and in Pliny, lib.
Others will have a craving for some article not proper for food;—this is called Pica.
This large hermit-crab, found in Florida and in more southern waters, inhabits the beautiful pearly shell of Livona pica.
Pietro entreated and threatened, Pica wept and caressed, but all in vain.
There is a play here on the double meaning of pie, namely a bird (Latin pica), and an article of food.
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