GRE Word List
PIEBALD
of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald
The meaning of the word piebald is of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald.
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