brindle

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanalyzed as brindle + -ed. Attested from the late seventeenth century. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brindle (usually uncountable, plural brindles) A streaky colouration in animals. An animal so coloured. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === brindle (comparative more brindle, superlative most brindle) Having such a colouration; brindled. ==== Synonyms ==== tabby (in cats) ==== Derived terms ==== shit-brindle === Verb === brindle (third-person singular simple present brindles, present participle brindling, simple past and past participle brindled) To form streaks of a different color. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Brindle”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. “brindle”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === blinder