piebald
/ˈpaɪ.bɔld/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Of mixed character, heterogeneous.
noun
An animal with piebald coloration.
Example Sentences
- "[…] she kept several piebald mice and a restless revolving squirrel."
- "This figure was clad in tweeds of a piebald check, with a pink tie, a sharp collar and protuberant yellow boots."
- "We saw many small animals, such as porcupines, a scaly ant-eater, and a wild pig, piebald in color and with long curved tusks."
- "Of course my sister didn’t know that, but she knew it very distinctly when she turned a sharp corner and found herself in a mixed company of camels, piebald horses, and canary-coloured vans."
- ""Well, isn't that just like a girl. All this round you, and you only see a bit of dust. It'll brush off." He patted ineffectually at his piebald shirt."
- "Usually, however, the hitcher was standing exactly where she'd first passed him, his arm perhaps just marginally less erect, his clothing (if rain was setting in) just that little bit more piebald."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *(s)peyk-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpaɪ.bɔld/
- British English: /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/