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pied

/paɪd/adjective

उच्चारण पाइड

चितकबरा, दो रंगों वाला (विशेषकर काला-सफ़ेद)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    (of a bird or animal) having feathers or fur of two or more different colours, especially black and white

    चितकबरा, दो रंगों वाला (विशेषकर काला-सफ़ेद)

    • The pied kingfisher hovers over the water before diving for fish.
    • a pied wagtail

    Synonyms piebald dappled mottled spotted

Idioms 1

Pied Piper

a person who persuades a lot of other people to follow them or to do something, especially something foolish

लोगों को बहकाकर अपने पीछे चलाने वाला व्यक्ति

  • The young leader became a Pied Piper for thousands of jobless youths.
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Synonyms

piebald dappled mottled spotted

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General knowledge

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is an old German folk tale, retold in a famous poem by Robert Browning, about a piper in brightly coloured clothes who led away the children of a town.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin एक पुरानी German लोककथा है, जिसे Robert Browning ने एक प्रसिद्ध कविता में दोबारा कहा, और जिसमें रंग-बिरंगे कपड़े पहने एक बाँसुरी-वादक एक शहर के बच्चों को अपने साथ ले जाता है।