piebald
[ pahy-bawld ]
/ ˈpaɪˌbɔld /
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adjective
having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
noun
a piebald animal, especially a horse.
Nearby words
pie chart, pie in the sky, pie-dog, pie-eyed, pie-faced, piebaldness, piebaldness, piece, piece by piece, piece de resistance, piece goods
Related formspie·bald·ly, adverbpie·bald·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for piebaldness
piebald
/ (ˈpaɪˌbɔːld) /
adjective
marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and whitea piebald horse
noun
a black-and-white pied horse
Word Origin for piebald
C16: pie ² + bald; see also pied
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Word Origin and History for piebaldness
piebald
"of two different colors," 1580s, formed from pie (n.2) "magpie" + bald in its older sense of "spotted, white;" in reference to the black-and-white plumage of the magpie. Hence, "of mixed character, mongrel." Technically only of black-and-white colorings.
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Medicine definitions for piebaldness
piebaldness
[ pī′bôld′nĭs ]
n.
A skin disorder that is characterized by pigmentless patches of scalp hair that give the hair a streaked appearance.piebaldism
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