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pingo, pinxi, pictum, 3, v. a., to represent pictorially with the pencil or needle, to paint, embroider (cf.: depingo, delineo, adumbro).

  1. I. Lit.: quas (comas) Dione Pingitur sustinuisse manu, is represented in painting, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 34; Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7: tabulas, id. Inv. 2, 1, 1: tabula picta, a painting, picture, id. Brut. 75: pingere hominis speciem, id. de Or. 2, 16, 69: Helenae simulacrum, id. Inv. 2, 1, 1: Nero princeps jusserat colosseum se pingi, Plin. 35, 7, 33, § 51.
    Prov.: quae dicunt ii, qui numquam philosophum pictum, ut dicitur, viderunt, of those who speak of things they know nothing about, Cic. Fin. 5, 27, 80.
    Of embroidering (with or without acu): textile stragulum, magnificis operibus pictum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61: pingere acu, Ov. M. 6, 23: picti reges, in embroidered garments, Mart. 10, 72, 7: picti tori, with embroidered coverlets, Ov. H. 12, 30: toga, the embroidered toga worn by a triumphing commander, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 40: tapetes, Vulg. Prov. 7, 16.
    Pass. in mid. force: pingi, to paint the face, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 11.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To paint, stain, color with any thing (mostly poet.): palloribus omnia pingunt, Lucr. 4, 311; 2, 375: sanguineis frontem moris et tempora pingit, Verg. E. 6, 22; 2, 50; Mart. 14, 5, 2: multas facies, Juv. 9, 146: oculos, id. 2, 94; so, oculos stibio, Vulg. Jer. 4, 30.
        Esp., to tattoo: Agathyrsi ora artusque pingunt iisdem omnes notis, et sic ut ablui nequeunt, Mel. 2, 1, 10: membraque qui ferro gaudet pinxisse Gelonus, Claud. in Ruf. 1, 313.
      2. 2. To adorn, decorate, embellish: herbas floribus, Lucr. 5, 1396: bibliothecam aliquā re, Cic. Att. 4, 5, 3: stellis pingitur aether, Sen. Med. 310.
  2. II. Trop., of style, to paint, color, embellish: verba, Cic. Brut. 37, 141: tabula, quam Cleanthes sane commode verbis depingere solebat, id. Fin. 2, 21, 69: locus, quem ego varie meis orationibus soleo pingere, id. Att. 1, 14, 3: modo mihi date Britanniam, quam pingam coloribus tuis penicillo meo, id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, a, 2: hunc (virum) omnibus a me pictum et politum artis coloribus subito deformatum vidi, id. Att. 2, 21, 4.
    Hence, pictus, a, um, P. a., painted, colored, of various colors.
    1. A. Lit.: volucres, Verg. A. 4, 525: pelles, id. G. 4, 342: absint et picti squalentia terga lacerti, id. ib. 4, 13: puppes, id. A. 5, 663: carinae, id. ib. 8, 93.
    2. B. Transf., tattooed: Geloni, Verg. G. 2, 115: Agathyrsi, id. A. 4, 146 Forbig. ad loc.; Prisc. Perieg. 302.
      1. 2. Of style, ornamented, ornate: orationis pictum et expolitum genus, Cic. Or. 27, 96: Lysiā nihil potest esse pictius, id. Brut. 95, 293.
      2. 3. Merely painted, i. e. unreal, false, deceptive, empty, vain: pictos experiere metus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 50.

‡ pinguāmen, ĭnis, n. [pinguis], fat, Cypr. adv. Jud. 1, 16; cf. pinguamen, λίπος, Gloss. Gr. Lat.

pinguēdo, ĭnis, f. [pinguis],

  1. I. fatness, fat (post-Aug.), Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68; Pall. 3, 29; 11, 20; Sid. Ep. 2, 2.
  2. II. Transf., richness, abundance, Vulg. Gen. 27, 28; id. Job, 36, 16.
  3. III. Fig., fulness, richness in expression (opp. exilitas), v. l. ap. Quint. 1, 11, 4 (al. pinguetudine).

pinguĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a. [pinguis-facio], to make fat, to fatten (postAug.), Plin. 16, 44, 93, § 246: pinguefactus est, Tert. adv. Psych. 6.

pinguesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [pinguis], to become or grow fat.

  1. I. Lit.: emaciatum armentum medicā (herbā) pinguescit, Col. 2, 11, 2: attilus (piscis) in Pado inertiā pinguescens, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 44; 18, 14, 36, § 134: frumenta pinguescunt, id. 17, 2, 2, § 15: campos sanguine, grow fertile, Verg. G. 1, 492.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. To grow fat, rich, or oily: vinum Maroneum vetustate pinguescit, Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 54: nuces juglandes, id. 19, 5, 30, § 95.
    2. B. To become shining, like fat: achates politurā pinguescit, Plin. 37, 10, 65, § 177.
    3. C. To aspirate in speaking: Aeolenses Graeci, in quibusdam dictionibus, ut pinguescant, digamma apponunt ut pro Elena dicunt Velena, Serg. p. 1827 P.
  3. III. Poet., to increase, grow more violent: flammae pinguescunt, Sil. 7, 354.

pinguĭārĭus, ii, m. [pinguis-facio], one who likes fat, Mart. 11, 100, 6.

* pinguĭcŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], somewhat fat, fattish: plantae, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 12 Mai.

pinguis, e, adj. [root pag-, pak-, of pango, q. v.; cf. Gr. παχύς, stout], = πίων, fat (opp. macer; syn.: opimus, obesus).

  1. I. Lit.: pingues Thebani, Cic. Fat. 4, 7: pingui tentus omaso Furius, Hor. S. 2, 5, 40: me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises, id. Ep. 1, 4, 15: Lateranus, Juv. 8, 147: pinguem facere gallinam, Col. 8, 7: pinguior agnus, Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 5: pinguissimus haedulus, Juv. 11, 65: merum, rich, oily wine (= plenum), Hor. S. 2, 4, 65.
    Subst.: pingue, is, n., fat, grease, Plin. 11, 37, 85, § 212; Verg. G. 3, 124: taurorum, leonum ac pantherarum pinguia, Plin. 28, 9, 38, § 144: comedite pinguia, Vulg. 2 Esd. 8, 10.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Pass., fat, rich, fertile; also, plump, in good condition: ager, Col. 1, 4; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 25; cf.: sanguine pinguior Campus, Hor. C. 2, 1, 29: sulcus, i. e. drawn in a rich soil, Luc. 6, 382: fimus, Verg. G. 1, 80: hortus, id. ib. 4, 118: stabula, of beehives, rich, full of honey, id. ib. 4, 14: arae, id. A. 4, 62: ficus, plump, juicy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; cf. saliva, Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2: flamma, of incense; tura pingues facientia flammas, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 11: corpora suco pinguis olivae Splendescunt, id. M. 10, 176: pingues taedae, full of pitch, Lucr. 3, 681: pingues arae, full of fat and blood, Verg. A. 4, 62: coma, anointed, Mart. 2, 29, 5 (different from Suet. Ner. 20; v. infra 3): mensa, rich, luxurious, Cat. 62, 3; cf.: incusa pingui auro dona, Pers. 2, 52.
        Of color, dull, faint, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 115.
        Act., that makes fat; hence, meton., fertilizing: pingui flumine Nilus, Verg. A. 9, 31.
      2. 2. Bedaubed, besmeared: pinguia crura luto, Juv. 3, 247: virga, limed twigs, Mart. 9, 55, 4.
      3. 3. Thick, dense: caelum pingue et concretum (opp. caelum tenue et purum), Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130: folia pinguissima, Plin. 21, 9, 29, § 53: toga, Suet. Aug. 82: lacernae, Juv. 9, 28: pinguissima coma, very thick, luxuriant hair, Suet. Ner. 20.
      4. 4. Of taste, dull, insipid, not sharp, not pungent: sapor, Plin. 15, 27, 32, § 106; id. 15, 28, 33, § 109.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. Of the mind, dull, gross, heavy, stupid, doltish: Cordubae natis poëtis pingue quiddam sonantibus et peregrinum, Cic. Arch. 10, 26: pingue videbatur et sibi contrarium, id. Ac. 2, 34, 109: nec prave factis decorari versibus opto, Ne rubeam pingui donatus munere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 267: pingue sed ingenium mansit, Ov. M. 11, 148: insubidius nescio quid facies et pinguius, Gell. 13, 21 (20), 4: pinguis Minerva, v. Minerva.
    2. B. Siout, bold, strong: verba, Quint. 12, 10, 35: facundia, Gell. 17, 10, 8.
    3. C. Calm, quiet, comfortable, easy (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): et pingui membra quiete levat, Ov. R. Am. 206; id. Am. 1, 13, 7: amor, id. ib. 2, 19, 25: secessus, Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: mollem in posterum et pinguem destinare vitam, id. ib. 7, 26, 3: pinguius otium, id. ib. 5, 6, 45.
    4. D. Sleek, spruce, trim, = nitidus: pexus pinguisque doctor, Quint. 1, 5, 14 Spald.
      Hence, adv.: pinguĭter.
      1. 1. Lit., fatly, with fatness, Col. 2, 2.
      2. 2. Transf., abundantly, liberally: pinguius succurrere, Dig. 44, 2, 14.
      3. 3. Trop., dully, stupidly: pinguius aliquid accipere, Dig. 42, 1, 49.

pinguĭtĭa, ae, and pinguĭtĭes, ēi, f. [pinguis], fatness (post-class.), Arn. 7, 226; App. M. 10, p. 245, 39.

pinguĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [pinguis], fatness, richness, coarseness, rankness.

  1. I. Lit.: vere sus usque adeo pinguitudine crescere solet, ut, etc., Cato ap. Varr. R. R. 2, 4; Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 6; Plin. 11, 37, 71, § 186: olei, Col. 12, 52, 17: soli, id. 4, 24, 19: palmitis, Pall. 3, 12, 2.
  2. II. Transf., broadness, coarseness of pronunciation, opp. to exilitas, Quint. 1, 11, 4 (v. l. pinguedine).

pinguĭuscŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], somewhat fat, fattish: corpora, Sol. 11.