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pie·bald  (pbôld)
adj.
Spotted or patched, especially in black and white: a piebald horse.
n.
A piebald animal, especially a horse.

[pie + bald.]

piebald [ˈpaɪˌbɔːld]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) marked or spotted in two different colours, esp black and white a piebald horse
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a black-and-white pied horse
[pie2 + bald; see also pied]

piebald, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black.
See also related terms for spotted.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.piebald - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightlypiebald - 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"
colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

piebald
Translations
piebald [ˈpaɪbɔːld]
A. ADJpío, picazo
B. Ncaballo m pío, picazo m

piebald [ˈpaɪbɔːld] adjpie inv

piebald
adjscheckig
nSchecke mf

piebald [ˈpaɪˌbɔːld] adj (horse) → pezzato/a

piebald
adj piebald [ˈpaiboːld]
(usually of horses) black and white in patches. swartbont مُلَوَّن بِلَوْنَيْن на петна skvrnitý, grošovaný sort- og hvidplettet scheckig που έχει άσπρες και μαύρες βούλες (για άλογο) picazo musta-valgekirju ابلق؛ دورنگه kirjava pie סוּס שָׁחוֹר-לָבַן चितकबरा šaren,šarac (konj) tarkánfoltos hitam putih, belang tvílitur; svartskjóttur pezzato ぶちの 흑백 얼룩 무늬의 (말) keršas dābolains bertompok hitam putih bont spraglet, skimlet srokaty malhado bălţat пегий grošovaný lisast dvobojan fläckig, skäckig ซึ่งมีลายดำสลับขาว alaca (指馬)黑白花斑的 рябий; строкатий گھوڑے کے سفيد و سياہ داغ có đốm


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The event, which raised cash for the RSPCA, included first ridden class, dressage, ridden veteran, and a new ridden coloured class which sported skewbalds, piebalds and spotted breeds.
Our pictures snapped in Llandudno Road, Rumney, show that the white and black piebalds are still running freely around the east of the city.
I've heard of piebalds and albinos, but I've never heard of a blond deer.
 
 
 
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