brindle

brindle
noun
  1. [mass noun]a brownish or tawny colour of animal fur, with streaks of other colour
    (动物毛皮)带其他颜色斑纹的浅棕色(或黄褐色)
    ■[count noun]an animal with such a coat
    (夹有其他颜色的条纹的)浅棕色(或黄褐色)动物
adjective
  1. (亦作 brindled)(especially of domestic animals) brownish or tawny with streaks of other colour
    (尤指家畜)有条纹的浅棕色(或黄褐色)的
    a brindle pup.
    一只浅棕色有条纹的小狗。
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: back-formation from brindled, alteration of Middle English brinded, in the same sense, probably of Scandinavian origin
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