brindled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of brindled
1670–80; alteration of brinded, with -le perhaps from grizzled, speckled ( def. ), etc.
Example Sentences
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Dragonfish have “luminous barbels swinging from their chins”; a Pacific sleeper shark possesses “a body as brindled as old granite.”
From Scientific American
It was on a mammoth brindled rock, stained with rust, black and orange.
From Washington Post
In April, the brindled, lanky dog, who was left outside 24/7, according to Rafaela, had again escaped.
From Washington Post
Ek and Do each had two rows of eyes, and short brindled fur.
From Literature
Greyhounds aren’t just gray either; they can be black, bluish gray, light red or brindled in different shades of red or blue.
From Los Angeles Times
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