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brindled

brindled
Adjective

This term describes a specific visual pattern of streaking or mottling, typically associated with animal pelts. It evokes an image of irregular, longitudinal stripes that blend into one another, creating a textured, earthy appearance rather than a clean, geometric pattern. It is most frequently employed in veterinary, zoological, or literary descriptions of dogs and cattle.

Because it refers to a permanent physical characteristic of a coat, the word is almost exclusively used as a descriptive adjective. It carries a neutral to rustic connotation, often suggesting a rugged or natural aesthetic rather than a groomed or artificial one.

Meanings

Adjectivebrindled

Having a coat of hair or fur with streaks of a darker color on a lighter background.

The brindled dog had a mixture of brown and black stripes across its back.

Examples

The mastiff had a thick brindled coat that blended into the shadows.

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The mastiff had a thick brindled coat that blended into the shadows.

Look at that brindled puppy over there.

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Look at that brindled puppy over there.

He rode a massive brindled bull across the field.

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He rode a massive brindled bull across the field.

The creature was a brindled beast with glowing red eyes.

Fantasy

The creature was a brindled beast with glowing red eyes.

I prefer the brindled variety of this breed.

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I prefer the brindled variety of this breed.

Her dog is brindled, which makes it hard to tell if it is brown or grey.

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Her dog is brindledwhich makes it hard to tell if it is brown or grey.

A brindled cur wandered through the rainy streets of the city.

Detective

A brindled cur wandered through the rainy streets of the city.

Is that a brindled pattern on the hide?

Trivia

Is that a brindled pattern on the hide?

The horse had a strange, brindled appearance unlike any I had seen before.

Fantasy

The horse had a strangebrindled appearance unlike any I had seen before.

Related Words

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