pictus
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
Latin > English
pictus picta, pictum ADJ :: decorated, embroidered
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pictus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from pingo.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pictus,¹¹ a, um,
1 part. de pingo
2 pris adjt : a) [en parl. du style ou d’un orateur] coloré, orné : quo nihil potest esse pictius Cic. Br. 293, un orateur qui surpasse tout pour la couleur du style ; b) qui n’existe qu’en peinture, sans fondement : Prop. 4, 6, 50.
Latin > German (Georges)
pictus, a, um, PAdi. (v. pingo), I) ausgemalt, zierlich, von der Rede u. vom Redner, genus orationis, künstlich gruppiert, Cic. or. 96: Lysiā nihil potest esse pictius, Cic. Brut. 293. – II) bloß gemalt = scheinbar, unbegründet, leer, picti metus, Prop. 4, 6, 50.
