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brinded

brin·ded

UK/ˈbɹɪndɪd/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

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Origin

From Middle English brended (“burnt, branded”), from bren (“burned, branded”), from the past participle of brennen (“to burn”), from Old English bærnan (“to burn”). Also compare Old Norse brǫndóttr, Icelandic bröndóttr (“brindled”).

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