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To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment.

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  1. v. i. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment.
  2. v. i. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
  3. n. A bristle.
  4. 1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] Gower. 2. To make a show of fireceness or defiance; to bristle. [Obs.] To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.] Otway. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] Chaucer.
  5. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] Chaucer.