pied en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /paɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From archaic pie (“magpie”), from Old French pie, from Latin pica. Compare typologically Polish srokaty < sroka.
Meanings
- Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
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Decorated or colored in blotches.
Meadows trim with Daiſies pide,
a. 1645, John Milton, “L’Allegro”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 33:pied coats
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pied | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pied | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pied flycatcher · pied finch · pied plover · pied cuckoo · pied crow · pied crested cuckoo · Pied Piper · Malabar pied hornbill · pied currawong · pied antelope · pied starling · pied monarch · pied-bill · pied lapwing · pied barbet · Australian pied imperial pigeon · pied bat · piedness · pied-piping · pied piper · pied-billed grebe · pied avocet · pied wagtail · Atlas pied flycatcher · unpied · European pied flycatcher · pied wheatear · pied kingfisher · pied bushchat
Relateds
Synonyms
nun-coloured · particoloured · bicolor · piebald
Translations (22)
mi ōpure (decorated or colored in blotches) · it bianconero (black and white colored) · ga alabhreac (decorated or colored in blotches) · cs strakatý (decorated or colored in blotches) · it variopinto (decorated or colored in blotches) · el παρδαλός (decorated or colored in blotches) · gl veiro (decorated or colored in blotches) · it variegato (decorated or colored in blotches) · es albinegro (black and white colored) · ca virolat (decorated or colored in blotches) · lv raibs (decorated or colored in blotches) · sv brokig (decorated or colored in blotches) · pl pstry (decorated or colored in blotches) · grc ποικίλος (decorated or colored in blotches) · gl pinto (decorated or colored in blotches) · ru пёстрый (decorated or colored in blotches) · ru разноцве́тный (decorated or colored in blotches) · gl pégaro (decorated or colored in blotches) · it screziato (decorated or colored in blotches) · fi mustavalkoinen (black and white colored) · it macchiettato (decorated or colored in blotches) · ota آلا (decorated or colored in blotches)