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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 18, 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. 18 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 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49PTZCXR3BB1LXJ.
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