Brindle

Quick meaning: Brindle is a noun meaning A streaky colouration in animals.

Meaning

A streaky colouration in animals.

More Meanings

1. An animal so coloured.
2. Having such a colouration; brindled.
3. To form streaks of a different color.

Example Sentences

It is brindle. Stripes of black and brown ride its ribs like a zebra’s.

It is the perfect opposition of dark and light that brindles the tiger with gold flame and dark flame.

I snatch at the puppy closest to me, the brindle, which is limp in my hand, and shove it down my shirt.

The darkest areas (the points) may brindle or become bleached by brilliant sunlight, especially in chocolate and white points.

Word Forms

• brindles
• brindling
• brindled

Synonyms for brindle

Depending on context, synonyms include tabby, brindled, patterned, brinded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brindled, brinded, tabby, patterned, bulldog, grullo.

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