English English Dictionary

A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.

A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.

To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.

To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.

To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.

To show defiance or indignation.