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   The meaning of BRISTLE is a short stiff coarse hair or filament. How to use bristle in a sentence.

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRISTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   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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   Define bristle. bristle synonyms, bristle pronunciation, bristle translation, English dictionary definition of bristle. n. 1. A stiff hair. 2. A stiff hairlike ...

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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.

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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.

   BRISTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   Where does the noun bristle come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun bristle is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for bristle is from before 1300, in Kyng Alisaunder. bristle is a word inherited from Germanic.

   bristle, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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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.

   BRISTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What are bristles in a shave?

   • Bristles are the short hairs that grow on someone's body, especially after they have shaved. The hairs on the top of the head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short. ...two days' growth of bristles. He rubbed his hands over the soft bristles of his crew cut.

   BRISTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   How many scutellar bristles are there?

   • Scutellum with similar colouring to that of the thorax, the mid lobe with six bristles and the lateral lobes with four. Despite the deceptive brevity of the index, the text bristles with names, dates, and details. Sternopleural bristles were counted, on females only, on both sides of the thorax. The wild-type number of scutellar bristles is four.

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8. www.oed.com › dictionary › bristle_nbristle, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun bristle mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bristle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bristle has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. life sciences (Middle English) fur trade (Middle English) animals (Middle English) plants (mid 1700s)