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BRINDLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
Synonyms:
brinded; brindle; brindled; tabby
Classified under:
Similar:
patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
Context examples:
This steel-wool hair comes in black, fawn, gray, or brindle.
(Bouviers Des Flandres, NCI Thesaurus)
The Bull Terrier is a thick-set muscular, well-proportioned animal with a short, dense coat that comes in pure white, black, brindle, red, fawn and tri-color.
(Bull Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
The coat comes in red, fawn, brindle, pale yellow or washed-out red, or white.
(Bulldog, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a short, slightly rough coat that comes in brindle, fawn, or red, often with black markings on the head.
(Bullmastiff, NCI Thesaurus)
The Basenji is a small, elegant, athletic dog about the size of a fox terrier, with a smooth shiny coat of copper, red, black and tan, black and brindle.
(Basenji, NCI Thesaurus)
The short coat comes in golden fawn, light fawn, brindle, silver, tiger, and apricot.
(Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)
The Boxer's body is compact and powerful with a close-fitting coat that comes in fawn, brindle, white and various shades of red, with white markings.
(Boxer, NCI Thesaurus)
The coat comes in red, brindle, blackish, sand and various shades of gray.
(Cairn Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
The hair is short and comes in brindle and white or black and white and some are born brown and white.
(Boston Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
