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View usage for: brindled in British English (ˈbrɪndəld) adjectivebrown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour a brindled dog Word origin C17: changed from C15 brended, literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bröndottr; see brandbrindled in American English (ˈbrɪndəld) adjective having a gray or tawny coat streaked or spotted with a darker color a brindled cow Word origin < earlier brinded, after kindled; prob. < ME brended < brennen, burn 1Examples of 'brindled' in a sentencebrindled Lirael always said hello to the visiting dogs, even when they were huge brindled wolfhounds with studded collars.He's about fifty and he wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames to them, like a pair of brindled goggles.The person indicated was the one Jarvis had thought of as ` brindled " the night before.The elegance of his appearance was only slightly marred by the great brindled feline perched on his knee. Synonyms of 'brindled'streaked, spotted, patched, speckled More Synonyms of brindled Definition brown or grey streaked with a darker colour a brindled cat seated on a mat Additional synonymsDefinition coloured with streaks or blotches of different shades mottled green and yellow leaves Synonyms blotchy, spotted, pied, streaked, marbled, flecked, variegated, chequered, speckled, freckled, dappled, tabby, stippled, piebald, brindledThe sky was speckled with stars. Synonyms flecked, spotted, dotted, sprinkled, spotty, freckled, mottled, dappled, stippled, brindled, speckledy Definition having a pattern of spots hand-painted spotted cups Synonyms speckled, dotted, flecked, pied, specked, mottled, dappled, polka-dot - brilliant
- brim
- brimful
- brindled
- brine
- bring
- bring someone down
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