piebald

[ pahy-bawld ]
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adjective
  1. having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.

noun
  1. a piebald animal, especially a horse.

Origin of piebald

1
1580–90; pie2 (see pied) + bald

Other words for piebald

Other words from piebald

  • piebaldly, adverb
  • piebaldness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for piebald

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

Origin of piebald

1
C16: pie ² + bald; see also pied

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