pied
[ pahyd ]
/ paɪd /
adjective
having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals: a pied horse.
wearing pied clothing.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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Definition for pied (2 of 4)
pi2
or pie
[ pahy ]
/ paɪ /
noun, plural pies.
printing types mixed together indiscriminately.
any confused mixture; jumble.
verb (used with object), pied, pi·ing.
to reduce (printing types) to a state of confusion.
to jumble.
Origin of pi
2First recorded in 1650–60; origin uncertain
Definition for pied (3 of 4)
Definition for pied (4 of 4)
à pied
[ a pyey ]
/ a ˈpyeɪ /
adverb French.
afoot; walking; on foot.
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Example sentences from the Web for pied
British Dictionary definitions for pied (1 of 12)
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
British Dictionary definitions for pied (2 of 12)
à pied
/ French (a pje) /
adverb, adjective
(postpositive) on foot
British Dictionary definitions for pied (3 of 12)
PI
abbreviation for
Philippine Islands
private investigator
British Dictionary definitions for pied (4 of 12)
pi1
/ (paɪ) /
noun plural pis
the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet (Π, π), a consonant, transliterated as p
maths a transcendental number, fundamental to mathematics, that is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Approximate value: 3.141 592…; symbol: π
Word Origin for pi
C18 (mathematical use): representing the first letter of Greek periphereia periphery
British Dictionary definitions for pied (5 of 12)
pi2
pie
/ (paɪ) /
noun plural pies
a jumbled pile of printer's type
a jumbled mixture
verb pies, piing, pied, pies, pieing or pied (tr)
to spill and mix (set type) indiscriminately
to mix up
Word Origin for pi
C17: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for pied (6 of 12)
British Dictionary definitions for pied (7 of 12)
pie1
/ (paɪ) /
noun
a baked food consisting of a sweet or savoury filling in a pastry-lined dish, often covered with a pastry crust
have a finger in the pie
- to have an interest in or take part in some activity
- to meddle or interfere
pie in the sky illusory hope or promise of some future good; false optimism
Word Origin for pie
C14: of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for pied (8 of 12)
Word Origin for pie
C13: via Old French from Latin pīca magpie; related to Latin pīcus woodpecker
British Dictionary definitions for pied (9 of 12)
British Dictionary definitions for pied (10 of 12)
pie4
/ (paɪ) /
noun
a very small former Indian coin worth one third of a pice
Word Origin for pie
C19: from Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pādikā a fourth
British Dictionary definitions for pied (11 of 12)
pie5
pye
/ (paɪ) /
noun
history a book for finding the Church service for any particular day
Word Origin for pie
C15: from Medieval Latin pica almanac; see pica 1
British Dictionary definitions for pied (12 of 12)
pie6
/ (paɪ) /
adjective
be pie on NZ informal to be keen on
Word Origin for pie
from Māori pai ana
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Medical definitions for pied (1 of 2)
pi
[ pī ]
n. pl. pis
The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.
Medical definitions for pied (2 of 2)
pI
[ pē′ī′ ]
n.
The pH value for the isoelectric point of a given substance in solution.
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Scientific definitions for pied
pi
[ pī ]
An irrational number that has a numerical value of 3.14159265358979… and is represented by the symbol π. It expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears in many mathematical expressions.
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Cultural definitions for pied
pi
[ (peye) ]
The irrational number obtained by dividing the length of the diameter of a circle into its circumference. Pi is approximately 3.1416. The sign for pi is π.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Idioms and Phrases with pied
pie
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