Definition of To bristle up. Meaning of To bristle up. Synonyms of To bristle up

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word To bristle up. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word To bristle up and, of course, To bristle up synonyms and on the right images related to the word To bristle up.

Definition of To bristle up

To bristle up
Bristle Bris"tle, v. i. 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles. His hair did bristle upon his head. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. --Thackeray. Ports bristling with thousands of masts. --Macaulay. 3. To show defiance or indignation. To bristle up, to show anger or defiance.

Meaning of To bristle up from wikipedia

- A bristle is a stiff hair or feather (natural or artificial), either on an animal, such as a pig, a plant, or on a tool such as a brush or broom. Synthetic...
- Bristle blasting is a mechanical ab****n cleaning process that is performed on metallic surfaces by a brush-like rotary power tool. The tool consists...
- The Bristles is a raw punk band formed in 1982 in Landskrona, Sweden. The name comes from GBH 12-inch Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne. The band formed...
- A makeup brush is a tool with bristles, used for the application of makeup or face painting. The bristles may be made out of natural or synthetic materials...
- Look up seta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In biology, setae /ˈsiːtiː/ (singular seta /ˈsiːtə/; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a...
- Spikelets are 1.8–2.2 mm long. Each is subtended by up to three stiff bristles. Its fertile lemmas are finely cross-wrinkled. Setaria viridis is often...
- guards the treasure, which bristles up, and, fixing a gashful gaze on the would-be marauder, with fiery eyes, seems ready to devour him if he approach...
- the bristle bent, is a species of gr**** in the family Poaceae native to Eurasia. It is densely tufted, with hair like leaves and stems that grow up to 60 cm...
- A paintbrush is a brush used to apply paint or ink. A paintbrush is usually made by clamping bristles to a handle with a ferrule. They are available in...
- paddle brush is used to straighten hair and tame fly-aways. For babies with fine, soft hair, many bristle materials are not suitable due to the hardness; some...