Brinded

//ˈbɹɪndɪd// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled. archaic, dialectal

    "Thrice the brinded Cat hath mew'd."

  2. 2
    Frowning, looking sour or angry. dialectal

    "Lawks, doant be clummed by Babbin Enapp, 'Sa bibbling, boostering, brinded chap, A dinderhead hadge-boar!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
brindledbandedbarredbrindlebrindledmarbled

Example

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"Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time"."

Etymology

From Middle English brended (“burnt, branded”), from bren (“burned, branded”), from the past participle of brennen (“to burn”), from Old English bærnan (“to burn”). Also compare Old Norse brǫndóttr, Icelandic bröndóttr (“brindled”).

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