/ 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 .
/ paɪd; NAmE / adjective
( especially of birds ) of two or more different colours, especially black and white
••
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. 2005