brindle

ˈbrɪndl

Definition

Definition of brindle - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

animal furhaving a grey or brown streak or pattern

The dog had a beautiful brindle coat.

streaked

striped

Noun

animalsstreaky color pattern in animal fur

The dog's coat had a beautiful brindle.

zoologyanimal with streaky color pattern

The shelter had a brindle available for adoption.

tabby

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streaky color pattern in animal fur

Origin of brindle

Middle English, brend (burn) + -le (diminutive)

Terms with brindle included in their meaning

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bull mastiff

dogs

large powerful dog breed with short fawn or brindle coat

Examples of brindle in a sentence

She admired the brindle pattern on the horse's coat.
The cat's brindle was striking in the sunlight.
I admired the brindle on the horse's coat.
The brindle was known for its unique coat.
Farmers often prefer a brindle for its beauty.

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French:bringé, motif bringé, ...
German:gestromt, Streifmuster, ...
Italian:tigrato, ...
Spanish:atigrado, animal atigrado, ...
Portuguese:tigrado, pelagem tigrada, ...
Chinese:灰棕色条纹的, 虎斑纹, ...
Japanese:ブリンドルの, ブリンドル, ...
Arabic:مُرَقَّط, فِراء مُخَطَّط, ...
Hebrew:מְנֻמָּר, גּוּן מְפוּסָּס, ...
Russian:тигровый, тигровый окрас, ...
Ukrainian:тигровий, тигровий візерунок, ...
Hindi:धारीदार, धारीदार रंग, ...
Bengali:বর্ণিল, দাগযুক্ত প্যাটার্ন, ...
Catalan:atigrat, patró atigrat, ...
Czech:žíhaný, žíhání, ...
Danish:tigerstribet, stribet mønster, ...
Dutch:gestroomde, gestroomd patroon, ...
Greek:τιγρέ, ραβδωτό, ...
Hungarian:csíkos, csíkozottság, ...
Khmer:មានឆ្នូត ឬលំនាំពណ៌ប្រផេះ ឬត្នោត, លំនាំរោមឆ្នូត, ...
Korean:얼룩무늬의, 얼룩무늬, ...
Persian:خال‌دار, راه راه, ...
Polish:pręgowany, pręgowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):tigrado, ...
Romanian:tigrat, model dungat, ...
Swedish:tigrerad, tigrering, ...
Thai:ลายเสือ, ลายเสือโคร่ง, ...
Turkish:benekli, çizgili desen, ...
Vietnamese:vằn vện, màu vằn sọc, ...

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