brindled

[ brin-dld ]

/ ˈbrɪn dld /

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adjective

gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots.

Origin of brindled

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

Words nearby brindled

brimmer, brimstone, brinded, Brindisi, brindle, brindled, Brindley, brine, Brinell hardness number, brinelling, brine shrimp

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Example sentences from the Web for brindled

The little dog is a limp bunch of brindled satin this morning, wrapped in flannel, but we hope he will soon be well.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888|Frances M.A. Roe
A large dog, brindled and lean, walked complacently and condescendingly in, followed by his master.
The Bishop of Cottontown|John Trotwood Moore
And while the brindled asses browsed around us he told us the story of the Cave of the Holy Well.
The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd
You want to go now as much as before you went to the Brindled Cow, and I am the only person in the world that can help you do it.'
Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children|Julian Hawthorne

Within the pen were seen enclosed a few small antelopes of common species, a pair of brindled gnus, and some wild hogs.
The Giraffe Hunters|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for brindled

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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单词	brindled
释义	brindled [ brin-dld ] / ˈbrɪn dld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brindled ON THESAURUS.COM adjective gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots. Origin of brindled 1670–80; alteration of brinded, with -le perhaps from grizzled, speckled, etc. Words nearby brindled brimmer, brimstone, brinded, Brindisi, brindle, brindled, Brindley, brine, Brinell hardness number, brinelling, brine shrimp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brindled The little dog is a limp bunch of brindled satin this morning, wrapped in flannel, but we hope he will soon be well. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888\|Frances M.A. Roe A large dog, brindled and lean, walked complacently and condescendingly in, followed by his master. The Bishop of Cottontown\|John Trotwood Moore And while the brindled asses browsed around us he told us the story of the Cave of the Holy Well. The Fortunate Isles\|Mary Stuart Boyd You want to go now as much as before you went to the Brindled Cow, and I am the only person in the world that can help you do it.' Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children\|Julian Hawthorne Within the pen were seen enclosed a few small antelopes of common species, a pair of brindled gnus, and some wild hogs. The Giraffe Hunters\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for brindled 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brindled mottled, flecked, sprinkled, spotted, motley, variegated, dappled, flaked, peppered, stippled, studded, freckled, ridged, marked, striped, striate, tore, veined, grooved, whelked
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brindled

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