piebald

[ pahy-bawld ]

adjective

1. having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.

   Synonyms: mottled, dappled

noun

1. a piebald animal, especially a horse.

piebald

/ ˈpaɪˌbɔːld /

adjective

1. marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and white

   a piebald horse

noun

1. a black-and-white pied horse

Other Words From

• piebaldly adverb
• piebaldness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of piebald¹

1580–90; pie ² ( pied ) + bald

Word History and Origins

Origin of piebald¹

C16: pie ² + bald ; see also pied

Example Sentences

To nobody else in that company was the pretty, piebald pony worth even half so much money.

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They saw a number of ponies tied at one end of the camp, and among them they identified the piebald and the roan.

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You may wish on a row of empty barrels, or on a piebald horse, but you must not look on the object a second time.

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The piebald sniffed at the honeycomb, then jerked up its head to watch him suspiciously.

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When he threw another bit, the piebald hippogriff wheeled away, but returned almost at once and ate it.

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