brindle
noun
brin·dle ˈbrin-dᵊl 
1
: a brindled color
2
: a brindled animal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Risky Biscuit is an adorable little 2-year-old, 11-pound Chihuahua with the most gorgeous light brindle coat. 
The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2022 The boy, identified by the Parker County Sheriff's Office as Conner Landers, had just gotten off a school bus on Jan. 21 when a black brindle boxer and bull mastiff mixed-breed escaped a fenced yard and attacked him. Paul Best, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2022 Pomeranians can also be black, cream, blue, brown, black and white, brindle, merle, black and tan, and tricolor, to name just a few of the many colors and patterns that make up their palette. Kim Campbell Thornton Andrews Mcmeel, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021 Police said someone reported finding the brindle pit bull about 8 a.m. Monday in the 2300 block of Harding Street, near Slater Street. Tom Steele, Dallas News, 7 July 2020 It was described as a brindle pit bull mix, around 6 to 9 months old. Fox News, 5 Feb. 2020 The 11-year-old brindle boxer trotted out of the winery, bottles tucked into each pocket of his harness-like vest. Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2020 This sweet 6-year-old brindle Boxer definitely has a lot more to smile about these days after receiving medical treatment for his wounds in the Arizona Humane Society’s Second Chance Animal Trauma Hospital™ for more than a month. Katherine Fritcke, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019 Meet Lana, 3, a gorgeous, healthy 50 pound brindle adorabull adoptabull dog who has waited almost three months for her forever family to find her. Peggy Calhoun, idahostatesman, 8 July 2018 See More
The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2022 The boy, identified by the Parker County Sheriff's Office as Conner Landers, had just gotten off a school bus on Jan. 21 when a black brindle boxer and bull mastiff mixed-breed escaped a fenced yard and attacked him. Paul Best, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2022 Pomeranians can also be black, cream, blue, brown, black and white, brindle, merle, black and tan, and tricolor, to name just a few of the many colors and patterns that make up their palette. Kim Campbell Thornton Andrews Mcmeel, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021 Police said someone reported finding the brindle pit bull about 8 a.m. Monday in the 2300 block of Harding Street, near Slater Street. Tom Steele, Dallas News, 7 July 2020 It was described as a brindle pit bull mix, around 6 to 9 months old. Fox News, 5 Feb. 2020 The 11-year-old brindle boxer trotted out of the winery, bottles tucked into each pocket of his harness-like vest. Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2020 This sweet 6-year-old brindle Boxer definitely has a lot more to smile about these days after receiving medical treatment for his wounds in the Arizona Humane Society’s Second Chance Animal Trauma Hospital™ for more than a month. Katherine Fritcke, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019 Meet Lana, 3, a gorgeous, healthy 50 pound brindle adorabull adoptabull dog who has waited almost three months for her forever family to find her. Peggy Calhoun, idahostatesman, 8 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
brindle, adjective
First Known Use
1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1