pied

[pahyd]

adjective

1. having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.

   a pied horse.

2. wearing pied clothing.

pied

/ paɪd /

adjective

1. having markings of two or more colours

Word History and Origins

Origin of pied¹

1350–1400; Middle English; pie ² (with reference to the black and white plumage of the magpie) + -ed ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of pied¹

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

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.

From Salon

I walked down the street like the pied piper, it was awesome.

From BBC

“I took on this odd role of being the pied piper of bocce,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Articulate, charismatic and based in the host city of the next Paralympic Games, Frech has positioned himself to be the pied piper of the Paralympic movement for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith oozes upside, and he’s passionate about the Ducks — a bonus in that he could be a pied piper who attracts other recruits.

From Seattle Times

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