# pied

Pronunciation: US say "PYD" /paɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Marked or colored in patches of two or more colors, especially black and white.
   - Simple: Having patches of two or more colors, often black and white.
   - _The pied cattle grazing on the hillside stood out sharply against the green grass._
   - _The jester's pied costume, half red and half yellow, made the children laugh._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of pie. — simple past and past participle of pie
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of pie. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _An activist pied the CEO as he walked onstage to give his keynote._
   - _The officers pied the corner slowly, clearing the hallway before they moved in._

## Other meanings

- (verb) Simple past and past participle of pi.

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — From the archaic word pie ("magpie"), from Old French pie, from Latin pica. Polish srokaty, from sroka, was formed in the same way.
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the verb pie, with the past ending -d.

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