From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrindledbrin‧dled /ˈbrɪndld/ (also brindle /ˈbrɪndl/) adjective HBACCa brindled animal is brown and has marks or bands of another colour —brindle noun [countable, uncountable]
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brindled• The fur lining the cave was a brindled orange; that of the cat creature too.Origin brindled (1600-1700) brinded “brindled” ((15-19 centuries)), perhaps from a Scandinavian language 