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Bristle

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.

(2):

(v. t.) To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; - sometimes with up.

(3):

(v. t.) To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.

(4):

(n.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.

(5):

(v. i.) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.

(6):

(v. i.) To show defiance or indignation.

(7):

(v. i.) To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bristle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bristle.html. 1828.
 
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