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Meaning Of Bristle
n.
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
n.
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
v. t.
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
v. t.
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
v. i.
To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
v. i.
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
v. i.
To show defiance or indignation.
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