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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.]
   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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   Brustle, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.]  Chaucer.
   
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