# brindle

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #61,329

## Definitions
1. A streaky colouration in animals.
2. An animal so coloured.

## Etymology
Back-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanalyzed as brindle + -ed. Attested from the late seventeenth century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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