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- [pahyd]
- /paɪd/
- /paɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyd]
- /paɪd/
Definitions of pied word
- adjective pied having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals: a pied horse. 1
- adjective pied wearing pied clothing. 1
- noun plural pied printing types mixed together indiscriminately. 1
- noun plural pied any confused mixture; jumble. 1
- abbreviation PIED pi2 . 1
- adverb pied afoot; walking; on foot. 1
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Origin of pied
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; pie2 (with reference to the black and white plumage of the magpie) + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Pied
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pied usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pied
adj pied
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- brindle — a brindled animal
- brindled — brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour
- dappled — You use dappled to describe something that has dark or light patches on it, or that is made up of patches of light and shade.
- grooved — simple past tense and past participle of groove.
adjective pied
- flaked — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- freckled — Having freckles.
- marbled — Having a streaked and patterned appearance like that of variegated marble.
- mosaic — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.