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Piet
Pi′et
(pī′ĕt)
, Noun.
[Dim. of
Pie
a magpie: cf. F. piette
a smew.] (Zool.)
(a)
The dipper, or water ouzel.
[Scot.]
(b)
The magpie.
[Prov.Eng.]
Jay piet
(Zool.)
, the European jay.
[Prov.Eng.]
– Sea piet
(Zool.)
, the oyster catcher.
[Prov.Eng.]
Definition 2024
Piet
Piet
See also: piet
English
Proper noun
Piet
- An esoteric programming language whose programs are bitmaps that look like abstract art.
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Piet.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -it
Proper noun
Piet m
- A male given name (Peter / Petrus)
Noun
Piet m, f (plural Pieten, diminutive Pietje n)
- Synonym of Zwarte Piet
piet
piet
See also: Piet
English
Alternative forms
Noun
piet (plural piets)
- (now Ireland, Britain regional) The magpie.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.12:
- We teach Blacke-birds, Starlins, Ravens, Piots, and Parots to chat […].
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.12: