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   Brustle , 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.]
   To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.]
   Gower.
   
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   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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   Brustle, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.]
   Chaucer.
   
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