Definition of bristle

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

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Bristled :: Bristled (imp. & p. p.) of Bristl.
Bristle-pointed :: Bristle-pointed (a.) Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves..
Glochidiate :: Glochidiate (a.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles..
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
Style :: Style (v. t.) A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the anal styles of insects..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. t.) To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread..
Setigerous :: Setigerous (a.) Covered with bristles; having or bearing a seta or setae; setiferous; as, setigerous glands; a setigerous segment of an annelid; specifically (Bot.), tipped with a bristle..
Bristly :: Bristly (a.) Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough..
Cinura :: Cinura (n. pl.) The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied forms; the bristletails. See Bristletail, and Lepisma..
Birse :: Birse (n.) A bristle or bristles.
Bisetous :: Bisetous (a.) Having two bristles.
Styliferous :: Stylet (n.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria..
Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To stand out; to project; to bristle.
Echinated :: Echinated (a.) Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp..
Bristle :: Bristle (n.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair..
Hirsute :: Hirsute (a.) Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To show defiance or indignation.
Thysanura :: Thysanura (n. pl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura..
Setulose :: Setulose (a.) Having small bristles or setae.
Bristliness :: Bristliness (n.) The quality or state of having bristles.
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