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单词 brindle
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Definition of brindle in English:

brindle

noun ˈbrɪnd(ə)lˈbrɪndl
mass noun
  • 1A brownish or tawny colour of animal fur, with streaks of other colour.

    coat colours included red, brindle, and yellowish cream
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hounds were black, red, silver-grey and brindle, tall and narrow, with tapered muzzles and dark narrow eyes.
    • The classic color is fawn with a black mask, but the breed also comes in pinto, white and brindle.
    • I look for one of these awesome creatures - are they bipeds, quadrupeds, spotted or brindle?
    • The coat comes in a variety of colors, including blue, black, brindle and the striking harlequin.
    • Their short, close-lying coats most often occur in one color, fawn, or in one pattern, brindle.
    1. 1.1count noun An animal with a brindle coat.
      he is hoping the speedy brindle can retain the cup
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was a time in our breed history when brindles cropped up occasionally.
      • On these brindles you will find good, strong stripes on one side and very light makings on the other.
      • The genes responsible for our red dogs are recessive to those responsible for our brindles.
      • Most brindles appear striped, although some only have different shades of brown that seem more patchy.
      • In breeding blue merles to brindles the only colors that really suffer will be the reds and brindles.
adjective ˈbrɪnd(ə)lˈbrɪndl
  • (especially of a domestic animal) brownish or tawny with streaks of other colour.

    a brindle pup
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a deep ginger color, with darker chocolaty brindle markings.
    • His brindled hide had lost its luster, the short hair mottled by patches of dried blood.
    • Both fawn and brindle boxers frequently sport white markings.
    • A spotted one sniffed left, a brindle one sniffed right.
    • He remembered he had often cursed the brindle cow and her mates, and had sometimes flung milking stools.
    • Arnie pointed at a fat brindle cat sitting on top of a stack of hardbacks.
    Synonyms
    tawny, brownish, brown
    dappled, streaked, stippled, mottled, speckled, flecked, marbled, pied, piebald, pinto

Origin

Late 17th century: back-formation from brindled, alteration of Middle English brinded, probably of Scandinavian origin.

Rhymes

dwindle, kindle, spindle, swindle, Tyndale
 
 

Definition of brindle in US English:

brindle

nounˈbrɪndlˈbrindl
  • 1A brownish or tawny color of animal fur, with streaks of other color.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The classic color is fawn with a black mask, but the breed also comes in pinto, white and brindle.
    • The hounds were black, red, silver-grey and brindle, tall and narrow, with tapered muzzles and dark narrow eyes.
    • I look for one of these awesome creatures - are they bipeds, quadrupeds, spotted or brindle?
    • The coat comes in a variety of colors, including blue, black, brindle and the striking harlequin.
    • Their short, close-lying coats most often occur in one color, fawn, or in one pattern, brindle.
    1. 1.1 An animal with a brindled coat.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The genes responsible for our red dogs are recessive to those responsible for our brindles.
      • On these brindles you will find good, strong stripes on one side and very light makings on the other.
      • In breeding blue merles to brindles the only colors that really suffer will be the reds and brindles.
      • Most brindles appear striped, although some only have different shades of brown that seem more patchy.
      • There was a time in our breed history when brindles cropped up occasionally.
adjectiveˈbrɪndlˈbrindl
  • (especially of domestic animals) brownish or tawny with streaks of other color.

    a brindle pup
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Arnie pointed at a fat brindle cat sitting on top of a stack of hardbacks.
    • He was a deep ginger color, with darker chocolaty brindle markings.
    • His brindled hide had lost its luster, the short hair mottled by patches of dried blood.
    • He remembered he had often cursed the brindle cow and her mates, and had sometimes flung milking stools.
    • A spotted one sniffed left, a brindle one sniffed right.
    • Both fawn and brindle boxers frequently sport white markings.
    Synonyms
    tawny, brownish, brown

Origin

Late 17th century: back-formation from brindled, alteration of Middle English brinded, probably of Scandinavian origin.

 
 
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