brindled
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
An alteration of brinded, probably by association with speckled, grizzled etc.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbrɪndəld/
[edit] Adjective
brindled (comparative more brindled, superlative most brindled)
- of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted
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- 1904: And there, in the middle of it was the man himself—his face twisted like a lost soul in torment, and his great brindled beard stuck upwards in his agony. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Black Peter’ (Norton 2005, p.982)
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[edit] Translations
streaky, spotted
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