adj
pied
pyd
adj
1
Having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white.
"A pied wagtail hopped along the garden wall."
"The pied horse stood out among the herd of brown ones."
How to Use Pied
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPatterned in blotches of two contrasting colours, most often black and white.
Common pairings
pied wagtail
pied colouring
Word Forms
more pied comparative, most pied superlative
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Etymology
From an old word for "magpie", since the bird's black-and-white markings gave the word its meaning.