I.to bedaub with pitch, to pitch, to tar.
I. 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.—
II. 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.