picas

Measuring everything in picas – only because its fun.

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Leads were usually measured in points and half points (12 points in a pica, six picas in an inch).

The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010

Leads were usually measured in points and half points 12 points in a pica, six picas in an inch.

The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean? 2010

To play poker we use baraja francesa, which includes picas, also called espadas or corazones negros; diamantes, corazones and tréboles:

I wonder if you can help me... 2006

To play poker we use baraja francesa, which includes picas, also called espadas or corazones negros; diamantes, corazones and tréboles:

I wonder if you can help me... 2006

To play poker we use baraja francesa, which includes picas, also called espadas or corazones negros; diamantes, corazones and tréboles:

I wonder if you can help me... 2006

Perhaps for McGruder, whose broad and sometimes outrageous characterizations forced readers to confront racial stereotypes and caused cartoon editors to blanch, the future of the funny papers is in pixels rather than picas.

Archive 2006-09-01 Nathaniel Livingston 2006

Perhaps for McGruder, whose broad and sometimes outrageous characterizations forced readers to confront racial stereotypes and caused cartoon editors to blanch, the future of the funny papers is in pixels rather than picas.

Is Aaron McGruder Done With Boondocks Nathaniel Livingston 2006

The picadores are dully clad in brown, their legs protected by steel armor, their stolid, fleshy heads crowned by the steel, Saturn-like helms, and they carry the cruel picas, the lance with the puya, the steel head.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

The picadores are dully clad in brown, their legs protected by steel armor, their stolid, fleshy heads crowned by the steel, Saturn-like helms, and they carry the cruel picas, the lance with the puya, the steel head.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004