Definitions for pied
paɪdpied

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicolouredadjective

   having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

   "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piedadjective

   Decorated or colored in blotches.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piedadjective

   Variegated; particoloured.

   Etymology: from pie

   They desire to take such as have their feathers of pied, orient and various colours. George Abbot, Descript. of the World.

   All the yeanlings, which were streak’d and pied,
   Should fall as Jacob’s hire. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   Pied cattle are spotted in their tongues. Francis Bacon.

   The seat, the soft wool of the bee,
   The cover, gallantly to see,
   The wing of a pied butterfly,
   I trow ’twas simple trimming. Michael Drayton.

   Meadows trim with daisies pied,
   Shallow brooks and rivers wide. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pied

   A piebald or pied animal is one that has a pattern of unpigmented spots (white) on a pigmented background of hair, feathers or scales. Thus a piebald black and white dog is a black dog with white spots. The animal's skin under the white background is not pigmented. Location of the unpigmented spots is dependent on the migration of melanoblasts (primordial pigment cells) from the neural crest to paired bilateral locations in the skin of the early embryo. The resulting pattern appears symmetrical only if melanoblasts migrate to both locations of a pair and proliferate to the same degree in both locations. The appearance of symmetry can be obliterated if the proliferation of the melanocytes (pigment cells) within the developing spots is so great that the sizes of the spots increase to the point that some of the spots merge, leaving only small areas of the white background among the spots and at the tips of the extremities. Animals with this pattern may include birds, cats, cattle, dogs, foxes, horses, cetaceans, deer, pigs, and snakes. Some animals also exhibit colouration of the irises of the eye that match the surrounding skin (blue eyes for pink skin, brown for dark). The underlying genetic cause is related to a condition known as leucism. In medieval English "pied" indicated alternating contrasting colours making up the quarters of an item of costume or livery device in heraldry. Court jesters and minstrels are sometimes depicted in pied costume; this is the origin of the name of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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1. pied

   Pied generally refers to something that has two or more different colors, especially in blotches or patches. It is often used to describe the coloring of animals or birds. The term comes from the Middle English word "pie," a type of multicolored bird.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pied

   of Pi

2. Pied

   imp. & p. p. of Pi, or Pie, v

3. Piedadjective

   variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored; spotted; piebald

4. Etymology: [From Pie the party-colored bird.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pied

   pīd, adj. variegated like a magpie: of various colours: spotted.—n. Pied′ness.

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1. PIED

   What does PIED stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PIED acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for pied »

1. pide

How to pronounce pied?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say pied in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pied in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pied in a Sentence

1. President Charles Rice:

   He has a pied piper mentality.

2. Claudia Del Greco:

   We try to give our guests - the four-legged ones and their owners - the ultimate pied-à-terre in New York City.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   We may do well to be attentive to the good and the bad vibrations in life. Since elephants use their feet to listen to vibrations and thus capture significant codes of impending peril, they might coach humans and teach them how to become “surefooted” in hazardous times. Keeping feet on the ground, however, should not hinder us from flying high and reaching soaring heights. ("Trompe le pied.")

4. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Shoe strangles the foot. But it advances. (La chaussure étrangle le pied. Mais elle fait avancer)

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pied
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pied
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pied
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pied
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pied