bristle[2]
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 bris·tle n. Pronunciation: ' bri-səl Function: noun Etymology: Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top Date: 14th century : a short stiff coarse hair or filament –bris·tle·like \ ' bri-sə(l)- ˌ līk\ adjective ]]> 2 bristle n. Function: verb Inflected Form:   bris·tled ; bris·tling \ ' bris-liŋ, ' bri-sə-\ Date: 15th century transitive verb 1 : to furnish with bristles 2 : to make bristly : RUFFLE intransitive verb 1 a : to rise and stand stiffly erect <quills bristling > b : to raise the bristles (as in anger) 2 : to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism) <he bristled at the accusations of corruption> 3 a : to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles <roofs bristled with chimneys> b : to be full of something specified <book bristle s with detail and irony ― W. J. Broad>]]>