PIED


Meaning of PIED in English

/ paɪd; NAmE / adjective

( especially of birds ) of two or more different colours, especially black and white

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (originally in the sense black and white like a magpie ): from pie (used in the naming of birds) + -ed .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.