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pied

adjective
\ ˈpīd How to pronounce pied (audio) \

Definition of pied

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: of two or more colors in blotches also : wearing or having a parti-colored coat a pied horse

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Definition of pied (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense and past participle of pi

or of pie

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Examples of pied in a Sentence

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 although the mother's was pure black, the foal's coat was pied

First Known Use of pied

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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