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(transitive) To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark. / (transitive, intransitive) To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.

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Source Word

magpie

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/

Verb

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

黒と白または明暗の斑点模様をつける（塗る） / マグパイ(カササギ)のように、物を盗んだり貯め込んだりする

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The artisan magpied the ceramic bowl to create striking black-and-white patches across its surface.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

職人は陶器の鉢を黒と白のまだら模様にして、表面に鮮やかなコントラストを生み出した。

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(transitive) To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.

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(transitive, intransitive) To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.

[…] she liked to be able to have a picturesque fact or two with which to support herself when she too, to hold attention, wanted to issue moving statements as to revolutions, anarchies and strife in the offing. And she had noticed that when she magpied Tietjens’ conversations more serious men in responsible positions were apt to argue with her and to pay her more attention than before....

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