Antonyms for brindle


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : brin-dl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɪn dl


Definition of brindle

Origin :
  • 1670s; see brindled.
  • As in dappled : adj mottled, freckled
  • As in mottle : verb speckle
Example sentences :
  • Brindle galloped through the yard, and out at the open gate.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • The brindle bulldog from Kennedy's farm had heard the unequal race.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • The brindle bull capered about her as she slid through the wires.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Let me see, Terry; Brindle wore a bell round her neck, didn't she?
  • Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
  • When he awoke he asked for some gruel, and then he remembered Brindle Cow.
  • Extract from : « Sandman's Goodnight Stories » by Abbie Phillips Walker
  • Kennedy's brindle bull, leaping and barking, invited her to a frolic.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Put a saddle on the brindle bull calf, and tried to make it backjump.
  • Extract from : « Tom Gerrard » by Louis Becke
  • She wished with all her soul the brindle bull were with her then in the shanty.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Next came Brindle, still sniffing with anger after her many encounters.
  • Extract from : « Lisbeth Longfrock » by Hans Aanrud
  • The house was all quiet an' even the brindle dog was asleep.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore

Synonyms for brindle

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