brindled

[brin-dld]

adjective

1. gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots.

brindled

/ ˈbrɪndəld /

adjective

1. brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour

   a brindled dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of brindled¹

1670–80; alteration of brinded, with -le perhaps from grizzled, speckled ( def. ), etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brindled¹

C17: changed from C15 brended , literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bröndottr ; see _brand

Example Sentences

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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• flecked www.thesaurus.com
• mottled 
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