picas

noun

1. 1.A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
2. 2.A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
3. 3.(usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
4. 4.A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
5. 5.A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.