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brindled
[ brin-dld ]
adjective
- gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots.
brindled
/ ˈɪԻə /
adjective
- brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour
a brindled dog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of brindled1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of brindled1
C17: changed from C15 brended , literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse öԻdzٳٰ ; see brand
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Dragonfish have “luminous barbels swinging from their chins”; a Pacific sleeper shark possesses “a body as brindled as old granite.”
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It was on a mammoth brindled rock, stained with rust, black and orange.
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In April, the brindled, lanky dog, who was left outside 24/7, according to Rafaela, had again escaped.
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Ek and Do each had two rows of eyes, and short brindled fur.
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Greyhounds aren’t just gray either; they can be black, bluish gray, light red or brindled in different shades of red or blue.
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