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English
Etymology
An alteration of brinded, probably by association with speckled, grizzled etc.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'brɪndəld/

Adjective
en-adj

1. of a brownish, tawny colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted

#:*1904: And there, in the middle of it was the man himself—his face twisted like a lost soul in torment, and his great brindled beard stuck upwards in his agony. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Black Peter’ (Norton 2005, p.982)

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