Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Pígnere, v. a. (pigno, &c. or ping-o, -i, -e, &c., pass. pin-si, -se, -sero, part. -to,)
1. to push, to thrust or shove; 2. to shut the door against one. — in terra, to throw down. — in un luogo, to cast away upon a place. — oltre, to go further, to advance; 3. to jut, to stand out, to shoot forth. — il viso avanti, to look out;4. to paint.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
pignere: to paint, to d<*>aw the forme and shape of any thing. Also to describe or set foorth a matter in colours. Also as Spíngere.