piebald
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈpaɪbɔld/
:
pío
- Sentinels: Three piebald kittens, stubby-tailed, behind the garbage cans, uncurl their paws to scratch.
- piebald mare
- piebald horse
Examples
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In a small pen farther off, moving restlessly and bleating anxiously, was a herd of piebald goats.
Fiction book (1991) -
Pennsylvania has never had any special protections for white or piebald deer, nor should it, said Chris Rosenberry, the Game Commission's chief deer biologist.
Blog text (19) -
The white patch of hair made her look like a nervous piebald horse.
Fiction book (1998) -
Bans on shooting white and piebald deer have gone by the wayside in a few places.
Blog text (19) -
The momentary rocking of a chair, down from which Lorelei's piebald cat Roll jumped, had been enough to wake me.
Fiction book (1999) -
Also, some physical traits that do not appear in wolves are common in dogs, including a sickle-shaped tail, floppy ears, and piebald color patterns.
Academic text (1997) -
Taxidermist Jerry Niederer admires a nearly completed piebald doe mount that he and his wife, Tammy, were finishing for a client on Friday.
Blog text (11) -
The farmer admired his piebald mare with its striking pattern of black and white patches.
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The park was filled with playful piebald goats, each one sporting a unique coat of colors.
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As they walked through the pet store, the children were drawn to the adorable piebald puppies in the corner.
Synonyms
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7.9
Having patches of different colors, often bright
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1.6
Having patches of bright colors
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4.4
Something that has two different colors
Having uneven patches of two or more colors on an animal's coat
Having patches of different bright colors
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Piebald comes from pie, the bird 'magpie' known for black-and-white feathers, and bald, an old word meaning 'spotted' or 'patched'. So, piebald describes something with irregular patches of two or more colors, often black and white.