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pie·bald
(pī′bôld′)adj.
Spotted or patched, especially in black and white.
n.
A piebald animal, especially a horse.
[pie + Early Modern English bald, marked or streaked with white (from Middle English bald, bald; see bald).]
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piebald
(ˈpaɪˌbɔːld)adj
(Colours) marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and white: a piebald horse.
n
(Animals) a black-and-white pied horse
[C16: pie2 + bald; see also pied]
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pie•bald
(ˈpaɪˌbɔld)adj.
1. having patches of two colors, esp. black and white.
n. 2. a piebald animal.
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piebald
, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black.See also related terms for spotted.
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piebald
pinto
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| Adj. | 1. | piebald - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" |
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piebald
adjective pied, spotted, black and white, flecked, speckled, mottled, dappled, brindled a piebald pony
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Translations
مُلَوَّن بِلَوْنَيْن
grošovanýskvrnitý
tarkánfoltos
tvílitur; svartskjóttur
keršas
dābolains
grošovaný
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piebald
[ˈpaɪˌbɔːld] adj (horse) → pezzato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
piebald
(ˈpaiboːld) adjective (usually of horses) black and white in patches.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
piebald - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"