brinded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of brinded
Earlier brended, Middle English brend, brind literally, burnt, past participle of brennen burn 1
Example Sentences
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The most learned commentators upon Shakspeare have given the passage thus: "Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed; Thrice; and once the hedge-pig whined."
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed, and now she threatens to have me up before the matron.
From The Christian A Story by Caine, Hall, Sir
The Lion-King forgets his savage pride, And courts with playful paws his tawny bride; The listening Tiger hears with kindling flame The love-lorn night-call of his brinded dame.
From The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes by Darwin, Erasmus
They have a race of brinded greyhounds, larger and stronger than those with which we course hares, and those are the only dogs used by them for the chase.
From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Johnson, Samuel
Thrice the brinded cat hath mewed. 2d Witch.
From The Children's Garland from the Best Poets by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
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