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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 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα- pitch-dark -
3 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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