| 词汇 | piebald |
| 释义 | piebald adjective uk /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/ us /ˈpaɪ.bɑːld/ (mainly of an animal) having a pattern of two different colours of hair, especially black and white: （尤指马等动物）杂色的，花斑的;（尤指）黑白斑的 piebald ponies花斑小马 The llama and alpaca are of many colours, often white, brown, or piebald. Compare pied pinto skewbald nigelb10/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages The woman was riding a small piebald horse. Suddenly huge piebald dogs surged around her. I noticed a large white cat with piebald patches sitting in the window. He was talking to a tall man with piebald black and grey hair. Descriptions of animal (non-human) markings bay blaze calico camouflage camouflaged chestnut colouration marmalade cat non-mimetic palomino pied pinto roan skewbald spotted tabby You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Horses & similar animals piebald noun[ C ] mainly UKuk /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/ us /ˈpaɪ.bɑːld/(USpinto) an animal, especially a horse, that has a pattern of two different colours of hair, especially black and white: The beat of the piebald's hooves on the road was the only sound. Compare bay palomino pinto roan skewbald I usually ride the big piebald. You don't see many piebalds or skewbalds. A nervous-looking piebald stared back at me. Horses & similar animals Arab Arabian beast beast of burdenidiom bronco chestnut donkey equine filly gelding hoof horse-drawn hunter palomino stallion steed thoroughbred trotter working horse yearling You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Descriptions of animal (non-human) markings Examples of piebaldpiebald I should say that their complexion will be piebald. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If any idea is piebald, that surely is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That might equally be called a piebald system, but nobody has thought of calling it a piebald system until this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is a tough proposition while it remains in its present piebald and patchwork condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You will have uniformity of rating destroyed completely; you will have a piebald donkey of a rating system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not grey; it is piebald, and, on the whole, the dark patches are less prominent this year than last. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its four legs are almost entirely unrelated to one another and that is one reason why we give the title, "miscellaneous" to this rather piebald animal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no more piebald than our present system, where we have single-member constituencies over the greater part of the country, and have double-member constituencies in others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both names refer to the male's striking white/black piebald coloration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gray horses are considered auspicious, and tend to be the most valuable, with piebald and skewbald horses the second-most favoured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Crusted patches on the horse's skin grew white hairs, and he became a piebald. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It has a piebald black and white coat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Known as "piebald", these colours may or may not be accompanied by a black mask and/or ears. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many other animal species may also be pied or piebald including, but not limited to, squirrels and birds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pinto colouring (piebald and skewbald) is not accepted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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