Synonyms for piebald
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pahy-bawld |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpaɪˌbɔld |
Définition of piebald
Origin :- "of two different colors," 1580s, formed from pie (n.2) "magpie" + bald in its older sense of "spotted, white;" in reference to the black-and-white plumage of the magpie. Hence, "of mixed character, mongrel." Technically only of black-and-white colorings.
- noun mottled
- When they passed the post the Judge decided that the piebald horse had won.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of Queensland » by William Henry Corfield
- They tapered in size from right to left—the piebald on the left.
- Extract from : « Across the Equator » by Thomas H. Reid
- See the rooster in the fur cap—him ridin' the piebald mustang?
- Extract from : « Kiddie the Scout » by Robert Leighton
- Some of them were piebald and had white eyes—others had no eyes at all.
- Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne
- Then he laughed: "There won't be no piebald waitin' for it."
- Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up » by Clarence Edward Mulford
- The prince went into the house and the piebald fetched the devil.
- Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
- I have a piebald horse, that will carry you without mishap to the fairies' well.
- Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
- In a minute the piebald was high up in the air and flew off like a bird.
- Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
- He found stables for the piebald in a cellar at the end of the town.
- Extract from : « The Folk-Tales of the Magyars » by Various
- What do you mean by telling me that in Cornwall piebald horses pay no turnpike?
- Extract from : « Cornish Characters » by S. Baring-Gould
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