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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Bristle
BRIS’TLE, n. bris’l.
1. The stiff glossy hair of swine, especially that growing on the back, used for making brushes; similar hair on other animals.
2. A species of pubescence on plants, in form of stiff roundish hair.
BRIS’TLE, v.t. To erect in bristles; to erect in defiance or anger, like a swine; as, to bristle the crest.
1. To fix a bristle; as, to bristle a thread.
BRIS’TLE, v.i. To rise or stand erect; as, the hair bristles.
1. To raise the head and strut, as in anger or defiance; as, a man bristles up to another. In this sense the word is common in the U. States,but generally pronounced brustle.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Bristle," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 8, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49PTZCXR3BB1LXJ.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Bristle." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 8 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49PTZCXR3BB1LXJ.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Bristle' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 8 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49PTZCXR3BB1LXJ.
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