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单词 piedly
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piedlyadv.

Brit. /ˈpʌɪdli/, U.S. /ˈpaɪdli/
Forms: see pied adj.1 and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pied adj.1, -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < pied adj.1 + -ly suffix2.
rare.
In particoloured costume.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adverb]
piedly?1542
piebaldly1613
?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors xxiv. sig. H3v How pyedly goo thei lyke mommers, disgysed from the common peple.
1909 J. P. Peabody Piper (1911) i. 14 Saint Willibald himself,—Most piedly clothed, even as the vilest player!
1950 P. MacKaye Ghost of Elsinore Prol., in Myst. Hamlet King of Denmark 13 (stage direct.) An eerie Pageant is seen entering: nine Forms, clad piedly, with beads in masks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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