brindle
A streaky colouration in animalsA streaky colouration in animals.
US/bɹˈɪndəl/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A streaky colouration in animals.
(uncountable, usually)An animal so coloured.
Origin
Back-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanaBack-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanalyzed as brindle + -ed. Attested from the late seventeenth century.
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Forms
plural: brindles| Singular | brindle |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable