pied

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'zwei oder mehr verschiedene Farben habend, besonders in Flecken oder Tupfen'; am bekanntesten in der Wendung 'pied piper' (Rattenfänger).

An archaic adjective meaning having two or more different colors, especially in patches or spots; most commonly remembered in the phrase 'pied piper'.

1. Having patches of different colorsB2formal

   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored.

   gescheckt

   • The pied horse galloped across the field.
   • A pied bird with black and white feathers perched on the fence.
   • The garden was full of pied flowers in shades of red and yellow.

   Synonymedappledmotleymottledmulticoloredparticoloredpiebaldspottedvariegated

   Antonymemonochromaticsoliduniform