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Brustled

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.

  2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.

    To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.]
    --Otway.

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brustled

vb. (en-past of: brustle)