brustle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brustle \Brus"tle\, n.
   A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] --Chaucer.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brustle \Brus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brustled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Brustling}.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian,
   fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See
   {Burst}, v. i.]
   1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] --Gower.
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   2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
      [Obs.]
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   {To brustle up}, to bristle up. [Obs.] --Otway.
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