щети́на — meaning in English

English meaning

• bristle noun A stiff, coarse hair on an animal or plant, or one of the stiff filaments in a brush.
• stubble noun Short, rough hair growing on a man’s face after not shaving for a day or two.

Senses

щети́на is used for these senses in English:

• bristle A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
• bristle The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
• five o'clock shadow (informal) A beard growth that is visible late in the day on the face of a man who was clean-shaven in the morning.
• stubble (countable, and, uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.

bristle — full definition

1. noun A stiff, coarse hair on an animal or plant, or one of the stiff filaments in a brush.
2. verb To react angrily or defensively, especially when criticised.
3. verb To be full of something, especially things that stick out.

stubble — full definition

1. noun Short, rough hair growing on a man’s face after not shaving for a day or two.
2. noun The short stalks of grain left standing in a field after harvesting.

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