Word of the Day: Pied.
ADJECTIVE
1. Having two or more different colors.
Example Sentences.
1. "The horse had a lovely pied coat even though his mother's coat was a solid brown."
2. "My favorite pied scarf contains a number of gorgeous colors."
3. "The pied kingfisher is a bird with black and white markings on its feathers."
Word Origin.
Middle English, late 14th century
"Pied" was originally used in Middle English to refer to something that was "black and white like a magpie." The word is formed from a combination of the Latin "pica" ("magpie") and the Old English suffix "-ede."
ADJECTIVE
1. Having two or more different colors.
Example Sentences.
1. "The horse had a lovely pied coat even though his mother's coat was a solid brown."
2. "My favorite pied scarf contains a number of gorgeous colors."
3. "The pied kingfisher is a bird with black and white markings on its feathers."
Word Origin.
Middle English, late 14th century
"Pied" was originally used in Middle English to refer to something that was "black and white like a magpie." The word is formed from a combination of the Latin "pica" ("magpie") and the Old English suffix "-ede."
Word of the Day: Pied.
ADJECTIVE
1. Having two or more different colors.
Example Sentences.
1. "The horse had a lovely pied coat even though his mother's coat was a solid brown."
2. "My favorite pied scarf contains a number of gorgeous colors."
3. "The pied kingfisher is a bird with black and white markings on its feathers."
Word Origin.
Middle English, late 14th century
"Pied" was originally used in Middle English to refer to something that was "black and white like a magpie." The word is formed from a combination of the Latin "pica" ("magpie") and the Old English suffix "-ede."
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