pied
pied
Definition
pied (pīd)
adjective
- covered with patches or spots of two or more colors; piebald; variegated
- wearing a garment of this description
Etymology: ME pyed, orig., black and white like a magpie: see pie
pied
Synonyms
pied
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- flycatcher: Some of their findings are illustrated in Figure 4. For how many female pied flycatchers did they observe mate choice decisions in the field?
- wagtail: Pied Wagtail The Pied Wagtail is found mostly in the British Isles.
- piper: He may want to change his user name to the pied piper from now on.
- hornbill: Had excellent views of large hawk cuckoo here and the casuarinas around our bungalow often held a noisy flock of Oriental pied hornbill.
- kingfisher: Pied kingfisher was closely followed by little and cattle egret and several squacco herons.
- à: Oh, he must have his own pied à terre, Madam.
Browse dictionary entries near pied
- piecework
- piecemeal
- piece together
- piece of work
- piece of eight
- piece of cake
- piece goods
- piece-dyed
- piece
- piebald
- pied-à-terre
- pied-billed grebe
- Pied Piper
- piedmont
- Piedmontese
- Piegan
- pieplant
- pier
- pier glass
- pier table
