pĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [pix], 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.