Brustle

Brus·tle

Brustle

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.]

Phrases & Compounds
To brustle up
to bristle up.

Brustle

n.
  1. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.]