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1 Pitch
v. trans.See Throw.Pitch a camp: use encamp.Pitch one's tent: Ar. and P. σκηνᾶσθαι (absol.) (Andoc. 33).——————subs.Pitch of the voice: Ar. and P, τόνος, ὁ.met., come to such pitch: P. εἰς τοῦτο προήκειν.Highest pitch: use P. ἄκρον, τό.Come to such a pitch of folly: P. and V. εἰς τοῦτο (εἰς τοσοῦτο, εἰς τόδε) μωρίας ἀφικνεῖσθαι, προβαίνειν.They are come to such a pitch of ignorance P. εἰς τοσοῦτον ἀναισθησίας προσήκουσι (Dem. 1233).Tar: P. and V. πίσσα, ἡ (Æsch., frag.).Of pitch, adj.: V. πισσήρης.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pitch
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2 Tent
subs.P. and V. σκηνή, ἡ, σκηνώματα, τά (Xen.).Small tent: P. σκηνίδιον, τό.Now to your tents: V. νῦν μὲν καταυλίσθητε (Eur., Rhes. 518).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tent
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