pied

P3I1E1D2
/paɪd/

adjective

Having two or more colors, especially black and white.

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bicolornun-colouredparticolouredpiebaldmotleycalicomulticolormulti-color
OriginOld French pie ← Latin pica →
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Meanings

pied1

adjectivepied (comparative more pied, superlative most pied)

comparative more pied · superlative most pied

  1. Having two or more colors, especially black and white.

    Synonyms: bicolor, nun-coloured, particoloured, piebald

  2. Decorated or colored in blotches.

    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
    1 more example

    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

pied2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of pi

pied3

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of pie

PIED4

nounPIED (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of pornography-induced erectile dysfunction.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two or more colors, especially black and white.

Similar
bicolornun-colouredparticolouredpiebald

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Similar
motleycalicomulticolormulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldvaricoloredvaricolouredcoloredcolouredcolorful
Also see
calicomotleymulticolormulticoloredmulti-colourednun-colouredpaintedparticolouredpiebaldvaricolored

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

pied · adjective

  1. Latinpica
  2. Old Frenchpie
  3. Englishpied

From archaic pie (“magpie”), from Old French pie, from Latin pica. Compare typologically Polish srokaty < sroka.

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pied · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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pied · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ποικίλος
  • ποικίλος (poikílos)decorated or colored in blotches
Catalan virolat
  • virolatdecorated or colored in blotches
Czech strakatý
  • strakatýdecorated or colored in blotches
Finnish mustavalkoinen
  • mustavalkoinenblack and white colored
Greek παρδαλός
  • παρδαλός (pardalós)decorated or colored in blotches
Irish alabhreac
  • alabhreacdecorated or colored in blotches
Italian bianconero, variegato
  • bianconeroblack and white colored
  • variegatodecorated or colored in blotches
  • variopintodecorated or colored in blotches
  • screziatodecorated or colored in blotches
  • macchiettatodecorated or colored in blotches
Latvian raibs
  • raibsdecorated or colored in blotches
Māori ōpure
  • ōpuredecorated or colored in blotches
Polish pstry
  • pstrydecorated or colored in blotches
Russian пёстрый, разноцве́тный
  • пёстрый (pjóstryj)decorated or colored in blotches
  • разноцве́тный (raznocvétnyj)decorated or colored in blotches
Spanish albinegro
  • albinegroblack and white colored
Swedish brokig
  • brokigdecorated or colored in blotches

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pied

saidguideprovidesideinsideoutsideworldwideappliedtrieddecidenationwideprideasidetiedimpliedbrideidestatewideeyedalliedtidedividedriedbeside
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Anagrams

pediDieppide
Cite this entry
APA

pied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pied

MLA

“pied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pied. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pied,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pied.

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