different between bristlet vs bristle

English

Etymology

bristle +? -et

Noun

bristlet (plural bristlets)

1. A diminutive bristle.

Anagrams

• blitters, brittles, triblets

English

Etymology

From Middle English bristil, bristel, brustel, diminutive of brust, from Old English byrst, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (compare Dutch borstel, German Borste (“boar's bristle”), Icelandic burst), from Proto-Indo-European *b?r?stís (compare Middle Irish brostaid (“to goad, spur”), Latin fast?gium (“top”), Polish barszcz (“hogweed”)), equivalent to brust +? -le.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??s.l?/
• (dated, rural folk speech of New England and Upstate New York) IPA^(key): /?b??s.l?/
• Rhymes: -?s?l

Noun

bristle (plural bristles)

1. A stiff or coarse hair.

   the bristles of a pig

2. The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.

Derived terms

• bristlet

Translations

Verb

bristle (third-person singular simple present bristles, present participle bristling, simple past and past participle bristled)

1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
2. abound, to have an abundance of something
3. (with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
4. To fix a bristle to.

   to bristle a thread

Derived terms

• bristling

Translations

References

• bristle at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Bitlers, Liberts, blister, reblits, riblets