[pi.ca] n [NL, fr. L, magpie--more at pie] (1563): an abnormal desire to eat substances (as chalk or ashes) not normally eaten
[2]pica n [prob. fr. ML, collection of church rules] (1588) 1: 12-point type
2: a unit of about 1/6 inch used in measuring typographic material
3: a typewriter type providing
10. characters to the linear inch and six lines to the vertical inch