brindle
brindle · more brindle · most brindle
Having such a colourationHaving such a colouration; brindled.
US/bɹˈɪndəl/
Meaning
1 sensesHaving such a colouration; brindled.
More definitions
- having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
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
more brindle, most brindle| Comparative | more brindle Lesson |
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| Superlative | most brindle Lesson |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form