pitch

pitch
v. trans.
See throw.
V. intrans. P. and V. πίπτειν ; see fill.
Pitch a camp: use encamp.
Pitch (a tent): P. πηγνύναι.
Pitch one’s tent: Ar. and P. σκηνᾶσθαι (absol.) (Andoc. 33).

pitch
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 ἀ̆φικνεῖσθαι, προβαίνειν.
They are come to such a pitch of ignorance P. εἰς τοσοῦτον ἀναισθησίας προσήκουσι (Dem. 1233).
Tar: P. and V. πίσσᾰ, ἡ (Aesch. Frag.).
Of pitch, adj.: V. πισσήρης.
Cover with pitch, v. trans.: Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰπισσοῦν (acc.).

PITCH

s. Resin of the pine pix generally picis.

Degree of height gradus: highest pitch of honor summus honoris gradus. ☞ “To this pitch ” or “to such a pitch of”... is mostly translated by adverbs huc eo etc. with genitive. To this pitch of arrogance huc arrogantiae (venire): he advanced to such a pitch of insolence eo insolentiae processit: you seem to be aware to what a pitch of madness you have arrived scire videmini quo amentiae progressi sitis.

In music sonus: a high pitch sonus acutus: a low pitch sonus gravis.

pitch (subs.):

I. The resin: pix, pĭcis, f.: Plin.: Hor. Of p., pĭceus: Lucan 10, 491 (v. PITCHY): to smear with p., picare (v. PITCH, IV.).

II. Degree of elevation, esp. in certain phrr.: highest p., fastīgium summum (v. EMINENCE, II.): to such a p., huc, eo, or ădeo; to what a p., quo: foll. by part. gen.: to get to such a p. of arrogance, eo arrogantiae progredi, Suet. Aug. 77. to what a p. of madness, quo amentiae, Liv. 28, 27: Cic.

III. In music. Phr.: at the highest p. of the voice, summa voce, Hor. S. 1, 3, 7: in every voice there is an intermediate p., in omni voce medium quoddam est, Cic. de Or. 3, 61, init.: a high, low, intermediate p. of the voice, vox acuta, gravis, media, Macr. Sat. 1, pref. med.

IV. Inclination: fastīgium: v. SLOPE.

pitch (v.):

A. Trans.:

I. To fasten, set Phr.: to p. one's camp, castra ponere, Caes.: Liv. pass.: to p. tents, tabernacula (sc. militum] statuere, Caes. B. C. 1, 81 (eo die tabernacula statui passus non est, quo paratiores essent, etc.): also, to p. one's tent, tentorium ponere, Ov. F. 3, 527; t. statuere, Lucan 9, 912: in wider sense, sedem habere, Sall. Jug. 18, init.

II. To fling: conjĭcio, 3: v. TO THROW.

III. To set the key-note for music: Phr.: to p. a tune too high or low, *acutius vel gravius quam decebat sonare, canendo praeire v. PITCH, subs. (III.).

IV. To cover with p.: pĭco, 1: to p. wine-jars, dolia p., Cato R. R. 25 Suet.: Col. Also, impĭco, 1 (v. rare): Col. (Or by circuml., pice illinere, linere, etc.: v. TO SMEAR.)

B. Intrans.:

I. To light on; in this sense, usu. to pitch upon: incĭdo, 3: v. TO FALL ON (I., III., IV.).

II. Of ships, to rise and fall from bow to stern: *in longitudinem sursum deorsum ferri, inclinari.

pitch Pitch

• smeared on shields to preserve them from rust: Paus. 1.15.4
• well of water mixed with: Paus. 4.35.8