brinded
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[edit] Etymology
Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse brǫndóttr ‘brinded’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbrɪndɪd/
[edit] Adjective
brinded (comparative more brinded, superlative most brinded)
- (archaic) brindled; having a streaky or patchy pattern, usually grey or brown in colour; used especially to describe the skin or fur of animals.
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- 1623, Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. — Shakespeare, ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
- 1877, Glory be to God for dappled things / For skies of couple colour as a brinded cow — Gerard Manley Hopkins, ‘Pied Beauty’
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