pied

[ pahyd ]

/ paɪd /

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adjective

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

wearing pied clothing.

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Origin of pied

1350–1400; Middle English; pie² (with reference to the black and white plumage of the magpie) + -ed³

Words nearby pied

piecewise, piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre, pied-billed grebe, pied-de-biche, pied-de-biche spoon, piedfort

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How to use pied in a sentence

Many units sit empty even when buildings sell out, owing to rich buyers who are just looking for another pied-à-terre or, more nefariously, to money launderers seeking an easy way to wash their cash.
The Florida Billionaire Pissing Off West Palm Beach|Noah Kirsch|September 23, 2021|The Daily Beast
People are still far more likely to buy a million dollar pied à terre in Manhattan than to do so in Oklahoma City.
Houston Rising—Why the Next Great American Cities Aren’t What You Think|Joel Kotkin|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.
‘Dallas’ Star Larry Hagman Dead at 81|Jace Lacob|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For instance: after getting pied, you could taste some of it and make a face that says “Hmm, not bad!”
Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney’s Political Humor (VIDEOS)|Mark Katz|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

These men are like avian pied pipers" who lure problem birds out of the trees and "send them spiraling over the sloughs.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|February 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are the Pied Pipers of the Republican Party.
Obama's Campaign Mastermind|Richard Wolffe|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A second version of the False Claimant story is found in Le cerf au pied blanc.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
Liszt is a poet, not a chronicler; he must be read as such, and not be taken au pied de la lettre.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
It varies indifferently from a yellowish brown to a pied, and from a pied to a white.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
"No one is fair when hunting the pied-à-terre," I reminded her.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
Cessons donc de nous esbahir s'ils ont un pied en l'air et l'œil en la campagne.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for pied

pied

/ (paɪd) /

adjective

having markings of two or more colours

Word Origin for pied

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

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