PIET

Etymology

Noun

piet (plural piets)

(now Ireland, UK regional) The magpie.

Etymology

Proper noun

Piet

An esoteric programming language whose programs are bitmaps that look like abstract art.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"et, n. Etym: [Dim. of Pie a magpie: cf. F. piette a smew.] (Zoƶl.) (a) The dipper, or watter ouzel. [Scot.] (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] Jay piet (Zoƶl.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] -- Sea piet (Zoƶl.), the oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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