Definition of bristle

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

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Vibrissa :: Vibrissa (n.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
Birse :: Birse (n.) A bristle or bristles.
Setaceous :: Setaceous (a.) Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail..
Setulose :: Setulose (a.) Having small bristles or setae.
Bristled :: Bristled (imp. & p. p.) of Bristl.
Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To stand out; to project; to bristle.
Pappus :: Pappus (n.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order..
Bristle-pointed :: Bristle-pointed (a.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves..
Echinated :: Echinated (a.) Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp..
Brustle :: Brustle (v. i.) To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
Strigine :: Strigillose (a.) Set with stiff, slender bristles..
Style :: Style (v. t.) A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the anal styles of insects..
Frontlet :: Frontlet (n.) The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles..
Horrent :: Horrent (a.) Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling..
Perigynium :: Perigynium (n.) Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other genera of the Sedge family, or Cyperaceae..
Bristletail :: Bristletail (n.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura..
Setiferous :: Setiferous (a.) Producing, or having one or more, bristles..
Dustbrush :: Dustbrush (n.) A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture..
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw..
Brush :: Brush (n.) An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc..
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