The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brindled \Brin"dled\, a. [A dim. form of brinded.] Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground; brinded. "With a brindled lion played." --Churchill. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brindled adj 1: having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby]