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Definition of Piebald
1. Adjective. Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly. "Pied daisies"
Similar to: Colored, Colorful, Coloured
Derivative terms: Calico, Motley, Motley
Definition of Piebald
1. a. Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled; pied.
Definition of Piebald
1. Adjective. (context: also used figuratively) Spotted or blotched, ''especially'' in black and white. ¹
2. Adjective. (figuratively) Of mixed character, heterogeneous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piebald
1. a spotted animal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piebald
Literary usage of Piebald
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"... THE ORIGIN OF piebald SPOTTING IN DOGS CC LITTLE Carnegie Institution of
Washington, Cold Spring Harbor, NY SEVERAL varieties of dogs such as foxhounds, ..."
2. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1898)
"... Trapper—A piebald Wedding—A Free Trapper's Wife—Her Gala Equipments—Christmas
in the Wilderness. ON the igth of December Captain Bonne- ville and his ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... Mountain Mutton — Peace and Plenty — The Amorous Trapper — A piebald Wedding —
A Free Trapper's Wife— Her Gala Equipments — Christmas in the Wilderness. ..."
4. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1892)
"The piebald or pied coat is nothing more than a union, ... In the strict sense
of the word, the true piebald should consist only of the white and the black, ..."
5. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1892)
"The piebald or pied coat is nothing more than a union, ... In the strict sense
of the word, the true piebald should consist only of the white and the black, ..."
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