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pica(1) In word processing, a monospaced font that prints 10 characters per inch. pica Pathol an abnormal craving to ingest substances such as clay, dirt, or hair, sometimes occurring during pregnancy, in persons with chlorosis, etc. pica [′pī·kə] (graphic arts) A printer's unit of measurement, 0.166044 inch (approximately ⅙ inch) and equal to 12 points. (medicine) Craving for substances not normally used as food; an abnormal appetite; sometimes seen in hysterical patients or during pregnancy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The reading-matter is compressed into two hundred and five small-pica lines, and is lighted up with eight pica headlines. Such was the excitement, that the Parker's Falls Gazette anticipated its regular day of publication, and came out with half a form of blank paper and a column of double pica emphasized with capitals, and headed HORRID MURDER OF MR. |
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