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View usage for: (paɪbɔːld) adjectiveA piebald animal has patches of black and white on it. ...a piebald pony. Synonyms: pied, spotted, black and white, flecked More Synonyms of piebald piebald in British English (ˈpaɪˌbɔːld) adjective1. marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and white a piebald horse noun2. a black-and-white pied horse Word origin C16: pie2 + bald; see also piedpiebald in American English (ˈpaɪˌbɔld) adjective1. covered with patches or spots of two colors, esp. with white and black noun2. a piebald horse or other animal Examples of 'piebald' in a sentencepiebald The darkness was becoming piebald; gray blotches appearing at the corners of his sight.Its tongue was piebald, and it protruded most pathetically from the unicorn's dead mouth. Word lists withpiebald Horse coloursDefinition marked in two colours, esp. black and white a piebald pony Additional synonymsDefinition brown or grey streaked with a darker colour a brindled cat seated on a mat Synonyms streaked, spotted, patched, speckled, mottled, tabbyDefinition marked with spots of a different colour He stood in the dappled sunlight of the forest. Synonyms mottled, spotted, speckled, pied, flecked, variegated, checkered, freckled, stippled, piebald, brindledDefinition coloured with streaks or blotches of different shades mottled green and yellow leaves Synonyms blotchy, spotted, pied, streaked, marbled, flecked, variegated, chequered, speckled, freckled, dappled, tabby, stippled, piebald, brindled- piddling
- pie
- pie in the sky
- piebald
- piece
- pièce de résistance
- piece something together
Additional synonymsThe sky was speckled with stars. Synonyms flecked, spotted, dotted, sprinkled, spotty, freckled, mottled, dappled, stippled, brindled, speckledy Definition having a pattern of spots hand-painted spotted cups Synonyms speckled, dotted, flecked, pied, specked, mottled, dappled, polka-dot |