piebald

Definitions


[ˈpʌɪbɔːld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a horse) having irregular patches of two colours, typically black and white


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from pie(because of the magpie's black-and-white plumage) + bald (in the obsolete sense ‘streaked with white’)


[ˈpʌɪbɔːld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piebald horse


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from pie(because of the magpie's black-and-white plumage) + bald (in the obsolete sense ‘streaked with white’)




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