[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
(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
late 17th cent.: back-formation from brindled, alteration of Middle English brinded, in the same sense, probably of Scandinavian origin