bristle in Dutch

A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.

(transitive, uncommon) To cause (someone) to be on one's guard or raise one's defenses.

(transitive, uncommon) To cause (someone) to be on one's guard or raise one's defenses.