Literary notes about brindle (AI summary)
In literature the term “brindle” is often employed not as a name but as a vivid color adjective that captures the subtle interplay of hues on animal coats. Writers describe everything from a “mahogany brindle” dog ([1]) and a “brindle bull pup” ([2]) to even the “faded brindle color” of once-vibrant hair ([3]), using the term to evoke a pattern that is both complex and familiar. Scientific texts also adopt the word—as seen in titles like The Small Clouded Brindle ([4]) and The Feathered Brindle ([5])—while practical descriptions, whether listing acceptable markings ([6],[7]) or noting that brindle is one of the more common colors alongside black, white, and brown ([8]), underline its widespread appeal in conveying natural diversity. Such usage spans a range of contexts, from domestic animals like a “brindle cow” ([9]) or “golden brindle” dog ([10]) to detailed observations of shading in livestock ([11],[12],[13]), demonstrating how the term enriches visual imagery in narrative and descriptive writing.
- The females from this union breed to a rich mahogany brindle, and the bitches from this last litter breed to a seal brindle dog.
— from The Boston Terrier and All About ItA Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell - Next to the folks comes Speedy and after that Buster, my brindle bull pup.
— from The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling; Or, Training for the Big Fight in France by Gordon Bates - It had been red hair once, but was now so thickly streaked with white that it had become a faded brindle color.
— from The Escape of Mr. TrimmHis Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb - Page 273 {273} The Small Clouded Brindle ( Apamea unanimis ).
— from The Moths of the British Isles, First Series Comprising the Families Sphingidæ to Noctuidæ by Richard South - The Feathered Brindle ( Aporophyla australis ).
— from The Moths of the British Isles, First Series Comprising the Families Sphingidæ to Noctuidæ by Richard South - State the color of the brindle and the extent of the markings whether full or partial.
— from The Boston Terrier and All About ItA Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell - Brindle, fallow, liver, or red, markings are objectionable. Size.
— from All About Dogs: A Book for Doggy People by Charles Henry Lane - they are party coloured; black white brown and brindle are the more usual colours.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - Nora was now milking the old brindle cow, and her father was inside the barn putting feed into the trough for the stock.
— from The Nightriders' Feud by Walter Caruth McConnell - “The best dog I ever owned was a golden brindle,” said the old man thoughtfully, after I had laughed at the idea of selling my dog.
— from Jock of the Bushveld by Percy Fitzpatrick - And in the pasture far away we seemed to hear the faint tinkling of the cow bell on the brindle steer.
— from Looking Back: An Autobiography by Merrick Abner Richardson - Kennedy's brindle bull was scratching to come in.
— from The Secret of the Storm Country by Grace Miller White - On its being opened a fat, waddling, brindle bull-dog puppy sidled himself out of a warm bed, and made straight for the General's feet.
— from Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan
