skewbald

skew·bald

(skyo͞o′bôld′)

adj.

Having spots or patches of white on a coat of a color other than black: a skewbald horse.

A skewbald animal, especially a horse.

[Middle English skeued, of mixed colors (probably from skeu, sky, cloud, of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots) + bald.]

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skewbald

(ˈskjuːˌbɔːld)

adj

(Breeds) marked or spotted in white and any colour except black

(Breeds) a horse with this marking

[C17: see skew, piebald]

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skew•bald

(ˈskyuˌbɔld)

adj.

1. (esp. of horses) having patches of white and usu. brown.

2. a skewbald horse or pony.

[1645–55; skew + (pie) bald]

piebald, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black.

skewbald

[ˈskjuːbɔːld]

A. ADJ → pintado, con pintas

B. N → pinto m

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skewbald

n → Schecke mf

adj → scheckig

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