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brustle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brustle \Brus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brustled}; p. pr & vb n. {Brustling}.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien AS brastlian fr berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See {Burst}, v. i.] 1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] --Gower. 2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle. [Obs.] {To brustle up}, to bristle up [Obs.] --Otway. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brustle \Brus"tle\, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] --Chaucer.
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