Antonyms for brindled


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : brin-dld
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɪn dld


Definition of brindled

Origin :
  • "marked with streaks, streaked with a dark color," 1670s, from Middle English brended (early 15c.), from bren "brown color" (13c.), noun made from past participle of brennen "burn" (see burn (v.)); the derived adjective perhaps means "marked as though by branding or burning." Form altered perhaps by influence of kindled.
  • As in speckled : adj dotted
  • As in streaked : adj having streaks
  • As in dappled : adj mottled, freckled
  • As in mottle : verb speckle
Example sentences :
  • The brindled cow, which has led us hither, will supply us with milk.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Brown by nature and instinct, he is now brindled with dirt and dust.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • All muffled up in brindled shawls, do caper, frisk, and spring?'
  • Extract from : « Songs of Childhood » by Walter de la Mare
  • The “brindled gnoo” is the other species that inhabits the South of Africa.
  • Extract from : « Popular Adventure Tales » by Mayne Reid
  • On the hearth lay three animals—a hen, a cock, and a brindled cow.
  • Extract from : « The Fairy Ring » by Various
  • The brindled cow which has led us hither will supply us with milk.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hundred Hero Tales » by Various
  • His brute of a brindled dog was fastened to one of the scaffold-timbers.
  • Extract from : « Back o' the Moon » by Oliver Onions
  • You ought to have a cow—a brindled cow—also a lamb; 'Mary had,' et cetera.
  • Extract from : « The Nest Builder » by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
  • The brindled dog's condition was not so good as the other's.
  • Extract from : « Three Elephant Power » by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
  • Soon a fat, brindled puppy was installed in the vacant place.
  • Extract from : « Happy Days for Boys and Girls » by Various

Synonyms for brindled

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