pied

• Adjectif désuet signifiant ayant deux ou plusieurs couleurs différentes, surtout par taches ou mouchetures ; surtout mémorisé dans l'expression 'pied piper' (le joueur de flûte de Hamelin).

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.

   bariolé

   • 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.

   Synonymesdappledmotleymottledmulticoloredparticoloredpiebaldspottedvariegated

   Antonymesmonochromaticsoliduniform