| Bristle (bristle) |
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| n. | (br***ibreve]s"s'l) |
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| Bris"tle |
| [OE.
bristel, brustel, AS. bristl, byrst; akin to D.
borstel, OHG. burst, G. borste, Icel. burst,
Sw. borst, and to Skr. bh***rsdot]shti edge, point, and prob,
L. fastigium |
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of
swine.
A stiff, sharp, roundish
hair.
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| Bristle (bristle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Bris"tle |
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To erect the bristles of;
to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with
up.
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a
thread.
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| Bristle (bristle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Bris"tle |
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To
rise or stand erect, like bristles.
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have
standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
To show defiance or indignation.
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