piebald

  • 11piebald — I. adjective Date: 1589 1. composed of incongruous parts 2. of different colors; especially spotted or blotched with black and white II. noun Date: 1765 a piebald animal (as a horse) …

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  • 12piebald — piebaldly, adv. piebaldness, n. /puy bawld /, adj. 1. having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti colored. n. 2. a piebald animal, esp. a horse. [1580 90; PIE2 (see PIED) + BALD] Syn. 1. dappled, mottled. * * * …

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  • 13piebald — pie|bald [ paı,bɔld ] adjective a piebald animal is two different colors, usually black and white ╾ pie|bald noun count …

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  • 14piebald —    Patchy or spotted, especially in black and white, or, less frequently, other colors. Piebald is often used in describing horses, dogs, and other animals …

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  • 15piebald — adjective (of a horse) having irregular patches of two colours, typically black and white. noun a piebald horse. Origin C16: from pie2 (because of the magpie s black and white plumage) + bald (in the obs. sense streaked with white ) …

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  • 16piebald — pied, piebald adj *variegated, parti colored, motley, checkered, checked, skewbald, dappled, freaked …

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  • 17piebald — pie•bald [[t]ˈpaɪˌbɔld[/t]] adj. 1) dch having patches of two colors, esp. black and white 2) dch zool. a piebald animal • Etymology: 1580–90; pie II (see pied) +bald …

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  • 18piebald — /ˈpaɪbɔld / (say puybawld) adjective 1. having patches of black and white or of other colours; particoloured. 2. (of a horse) white with black patches. 3. Obsolete Colloquial (of a person) of mixed white and non white descent. –noun 4. a piebald… …

  • 19piebald — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. of an animal, esp. a horse) having irregular patches of two colours, esp. black and white. 2 motley; mongrel. n. a piebald animal, esp. a horse …

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  • 20Piebald Shrew — Piebald Shrew[1] Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)[2] …

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