Bristle

1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
2. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
3. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
4. A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
5. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
6. To show defiance or indignation.
7. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.