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brindled

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brin·dled  (brndld)
adj.
Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots of a darker color.
[Alteration of Middle English brended, probably from brende, past participle of brennen, to burn, from Old Norse brenna; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
brindled [ˈbrɪndəld]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour a brindled dog
[changed from C15 brended, literally: branded, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse bröndottr; see brand]
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Adj.1.brindled - having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
brinded, brindle, tabby
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
brindled
adjective streaked, spotted, patched, speckled, mottled, tabby a brindled cat seated on a mat
Translations
brindled [ˈbrɪndld] ADJ → manchado, mosqueado
brindled
adj → gestreift


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I know not how far Cadmus had gone, nor could he himself have told you, when at no great distance before him, he beheld a brindled cow.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
There was a fishy flavor to the milk, too, which I could not at all account for, till one morning happening to take a stroll along the beach among some fishermen's boats, I saw Hosea's brindled cow feeding on fish remnants, and marching along the sand with each foot in a cod's decapitated head, looking very slip-shod, I assure ye.
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A fine brindled cow with a large udder was attached to the cart behind.
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