English Explanatory Dictionary

brinded

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled.
  2. Frowning, looking sour or angry.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪndɪd/

Word forms

brinded more brinded most brinded

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”).

Synonyms

mottled tabby
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