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Pis forPiebald

Piebald is another word for pied. It is generally used to describe horses.

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Pis forPied

An animal is pied or piebald when its coat or feathers has large patches of two or more colors, usually on a white background. The horse in the picture has a black and white piebald coat.

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Photo by Stacy Herbert

Pis forPinstripe

Pinstripes are stripes that are very thin, between other much wider stripes. Pinstripe is a very common pattern on suits and business shirts.

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Ris forRibbed

Something is ribbed if it has a raised pattern on it or markings that look a bit like ribs.

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Sis forSpeckle

Something is speckled if it is covered in small marks or specks. The eggs in the picture are speckled.

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Photo by Shawn Leishman

Something is spotted if it has a pattern of small, round things all over it. Many animals are spotted. If the spots are perfectly round and even they are usually called dots. People will usually call animals covered in dots spotted and clothes covered in spots to be dotted.

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Sis forStripes

Stripes are bands of alternating colors. You can have stripes of just two colors, or lots of different colors like the socks in the picture. Socks and ties are often striped, as are animals like tigers and zebras.

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Photo by Will Keightley

Sis forSwirl

You swirl something when you twist or whirl it around. A swirly pattern might leave spiral shapes.

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Sis forSymmetry

Symmetry means that if you draw a line through something, usually down the middle, then the two halves of it are identical but reversed - like looking into a mirror. Things that are symmetrical are usually nice to look at. People's faces are symmetrical because if you draw a line down the middle of your face the left and right sides are the same. In fact, your entire body is symmetrical, as are animal's faces and bodies. Lots of everyday things are symmetrical. How many symmetrical things can you see around you? The picture is a shape that is symmetrical along the left and right half and the top and bottom halves. The opposite of symmetry is asymmetry.

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