The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brinded \Brin"ded\, a. [Cf. Icel. br["o]nd[=o]ttr brindled, fr.
brandr brand; and OE. bernen, brinnen, to burn. See Brand,
Burn.]
Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue;
streaked; brindled. ``Three brinded cows,''
--Dryden. ``The
brinded cat.''
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., the older form of brindled (q.v.).
Wiktionary
a. (context archaic English) brindled; having a streaky or patchy pattern, usually grey or brown in colour; used especially to describe the skin or fur of animals.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Brinded is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Colin Brinded (1946–2005), snooker referee
- Malcolm Brinded (born 1953), British businessman
Usage examples of "brinded".
Glory be to God for dappled things -- For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow.
The tawny lion, pawing to get free His hinder parts, then springs as broke from bonds, And rampant shakes his brinded mane.
They have a race of brinded greyhounds, larger and stronger than those with which we course hares, and those are the only dogs used by them for the chase.