Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bristle
Bristle
bristle
n. & v. --n. 1 a short stiff hair, esp. one of those on an animal's back. 2 this, or a man-made substitute, used in clumps to make a brush. --v. 1 a intr. (of the hair) stand upright, esp. in anger or pride. b tr. make (the hair) do this. 2 intr. show irritation or defensiveness. 3 intr. (usu. foll. by with) be covered or abundant (in). Etymology: ME bristel, brestel f. OE byrst
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English bristil, from brust ~, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst ~, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top Date: 14th century a short stiff coarse hair or filament, ~like adjective II. verb (~d; bristling) Date: 15th century transitive verb to furnish with ~s, to make bristly ; ruffle, intransitive verb 1. to rise and stand stiffly erect , to raise the ~s (as in anger), to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism) , 3. to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of ~s , to be full of something specified ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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