piedness

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noun

The state of being pied or particoloured.

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Meanings

nounpiedness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state of being pied or particoloured.

    Perd[ita]: For I have heard it said, There is an Art, which in their pidenesse shares With great creating Nature.

    c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], page 292, column 1, lines 102-104

Origin

From pied + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

piedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedness

MLA

“piedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedness.

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