LekhoriLekhoriA stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
the bristles of a pig
A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
His hair began to bristle with anger when the subject was mentioned.
To abound, to be covered with, or to have an abundance of, something, especially something jutting out.
Bristol, England (in imitation of the local dialect
Correct Way to Speak Bristol.
From Middle English bristil, bristel, brustel, from Old English bristl, byrst, *brystl, *byrstel, from Proto-West Germanic *burstilu, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *bu...
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the hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets
To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.