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   What does bristles mean?

   • Bristles are the short hairs that grow on someone's body, especially after they have shaved. ...two days' growth of bristles. 7 meanings: 1. any short stiff hair of an animal or plant 2. something resembling these hairs 3. to stand up or cause to stand.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does bristil mean?

   • Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top verbal derivative of bristle entry 1 14th century, in the meaning defined above 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Bristle.”

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   What is the emotional meaning of bristle?

   • The emotional meaning of to bristle comes from the fact that most animal bristles used by man are so-called erectile hairs — the ones that stand up on the neck or along the back of animal when it's angry or surprised. A common word associated with bristle is hackle, another name for such erectile animal hairs.

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   What are the bristles of a brush?

   • The bristles of a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it. Bristles are thick, strong animal hairs that feel hard and rough. It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles. If the hair on a person's or animal's body bristles, it rises away from their skin because they are cold, frightened, or angry.

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   bristle: [verb] to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles.

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   BRISTLE definition: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.

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   Definition of bristle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Bristle definition: one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.. See examples of BRISTLE used in a sentence.

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   7 meanings: 1. any short stiff hair of an animal or plant 2. something resembling these hairs 3. to stand up or cause to stand.... Click for more definitions.

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   A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. ... verb. have or be thickly ...

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   BRISTLE meaning: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.