brindle
brindle · brindles · brindled · brindling
To form streaks of a different colorTo form streaks of a different color.
US/bɹˈɪndəl/
Meaning
1 sensesTo form streaks of a different color.
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
brindles, brindling, brindled, brindledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle