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Friday 21 June 2024

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Friday, June 21, 2024
Pied
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adjective 1. Having two or more different colors.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "The horse had a lovely pied coat even though his mother's coat was a solid brown."
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Middle English, late 14th century
Why This Word?
"Pied" was originally used in Middle English to refer to something that was "black and white like a magpie." The word is formed from a combination of the Latin "pica" ("magpie") and the Old English suffix "-ede." ...
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