brindled
[ brin-dld ]
/ ˈbrɪn dld /
adjective
gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots.
RELATED WORDS
mottled, spotted, motley, variegated, dappled, peppered, studded, ridged, marked, striped, striate, tore, grooved, whelked, barred, striated, checkered, parti-colored, stipple
Nearby words
- brimming,
- brimstone,
- brinded,
- brindisi,
- brindle,
- brindley,
- brine,
- brine shrimp,
- brinell hardness number,
- brinelling
Origin of brindled
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brindled
/ (ˈbrɪndəld) /
adjective
brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker coloura brindled dog
Word Origin for brindled
C17: changed from C15 brended, literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bröndottr; see brand
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brindled
"marked with streaks, streaked with a dark color," 1670s, from Middle English brended (early 15c.), from bren "brown color" (13c.), noun made from past participle of brennen "burn" (see burn (v.)); the derived adjective perhaps means "marked as though by branding or burning." Form altered perhaps by influence of kindled.
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