The word “piebald” usually describes animals (of a variety of species) whose coats have irregular patches of white and other darker colors and patterns such as black or brindle. We have two interesting things happening here word origin-wise: The “bald” element in this word means “white,” a sense we also see in animal names like… Continue reading The Piebald Etymology of Magpie: A Multicolored Bird of Many Words
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