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View synonyms for pied

pied

[ pahyd ]

adjective

  1. having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals:

    a pied horse.

  2. wearing pied clothing.


pied

/ paɪd /

adjective

  1. having markings of two or more colours
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pied1

1350–1400; Middle English; pie 2 (with reference to the black and white plumage of the magpie) + -ed 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pied1

C14: from pie ²; an allusion to the magpie's black-and-white colouring
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Example Sentences

“I took on this odd role of being the pied piper of bocce,” he said.

Smith oozes upside, and he’s passionate about the Ducks — a bonus in that he could be a pied piper who attracts other recruits.

There’s such unbridled optimism and positivity about him, Teti’s friends say, he’s something of a pied piper in the park, where he’s been known to dance a jig while playing his harmonica.

This pied piper who enchanted some of the world's biggest and supposedly smartest investors has moved on.

From BBC

The pied tamarin has an extremely narrow geographic range in central Brazil, much of which now lies within the city of Manaus.

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