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brinded — adjective Etymology: Middle English brended Date: 15th century archaic brindled … New Collegiate Dictionary
brinded — /brin did/, adj. Archaic. brindled. [earlier brended, ME brend, brind lit., burnt, ptp. of brennen BURN1] * * * … Universalium
brindled — marked with streaks, streaked with a dark color, 1670s, from M.E. brended (early 15c.), from bren brown color (13c.), noun made from pp. of brennen burn, perhaps meaning marked as though by branding or burning. Form altered perhaps by influence… … Etymology dictionary
brinded — brind•ed [[t]ˈbrɪn dɪd[/t]] adj. archaic cvb brindled • Etymology: 1430–35; earlier brended, ME brend, brind lit., burnt, ptp. of brennen to burn I … From formal English to slang
brindled — brin•dled [[t]ˈbrɪn dld[/t]] adj. gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots • Etymology: 1670–80; alter. of brinded, earlier brended ME brend, brind burnt … From formal English to slang
brindled — /ˈbrɪndld / (say brindld) adjective → brindle. {alteration of brinded streaked, from brended, obsolete past participle of burn1} …
brindled — [brin′dəld] adj. [< earlier brinded, after kindled; prob. < ME brended < brennen,BURN1] having a gray or tawny coat streaked or spotted with a darker color [a brindled cow] … English World dictionary
brindled — adj. (also brindle) brownish or tawny with streaks of other colour (esp. of domestic animals). Etymology: earlier brinded, brended f. brend, perh. of Scand. orig … Useful english dictionary
brin|ded — «BRIHN dihd», adjective. = brindled: (Cf. ↑brindled) »Thrice the brinded cat hath mew d (Shakespeare). ╂[Middle English brended. Probably related to brand (Cf. ↑brand), branded. (Cf. ↑branded)] … Useful english dictionary
brend — brend(e, ing, brended obs. ff. burnt, burning, brinded variegated … Useful english dictionary
