Piebald
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adjective.
Spotted or patched, especially in black and white.
noun.
A piebald animal, especially a horse.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having spots or patches of white and black or other color; party-colored; pied: as, a
piebald
horse.
Hence Mixed; heterogeneous; mongrel.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled; pied.
adjective.
Fig.: Mixed.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Spotted
or
blotched
, especially in black and white.
adjective.
Of mixed
character
,
heterogeneous
.
noun.
An animal with piebald coloration.
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adjective.
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Word Usage
"This little guy is what's known as a piebald squirrel - the term piebald applies to any animal displaying depigmented white fur."
Equivalent
colored
colorful
coloured
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
battle-trained
brown-and-white
chesnut
coal-black
cream-coloured
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bay
bayard
buckskin
calico
calico pony