BRINDLE

brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby

(adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brindle (usually uncountable, plural brindles)

A streaky colouration in animals.

An animal so coloured.

Adjective

brindle (comparative more brindle, superlative most brindle)

Having such a colouration; brindled

Synonyms

• tabby (in cats)

Verb

brindle (third-person singular simple present brindles, present participle brindling, simple past and past participle brindled)

To form streaks of a different color.

Anagrams

• blinder

Proper noun

Brindle (plural Brindles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brindle is the 13057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2351 individuals. Brindle is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Anagrams

• blinder

Source: Wiktionary


Brin"dle, n. Etym: [See Brindled.]

1. The state of being brindled.

2. A brindled color; also, that which is brindled.

Brin"dle, a.

Definition: Brindled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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