Brus·tle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brustled p. pr. & vb. n. Brustling ]
1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.]
2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle. [Obs.]
To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.]
Brus·tle, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.]
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