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Camryn Rabideau, wsj.com, 29 Sep. 2023
Similar to one of those teeny-tiny reusable straw cleaners, it's made by placing bristles between two wires and twisting them.
—Maura Lynch, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
The cleaning kit includes a bristle brush and a scraper that helps clean the blades, discs, and shaft.
—Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
Before cooking, simply heat the grill, and scrub the grate with a wire bristle brush.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
Wipe them off with warm water and use a soft bristle brush to get off any mud.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
Other popular accessories are the stubborn dirt brush, which has coarse bristles to tackle dirt and car interiors, the dusting brush with soft bristles for delicate surfaces, and the hair screw tool that is specifically made to remove longer hair or pet hair.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
L’Oréal Paris Makeup Lash Paradise Mascara A beloved drugstore mascara that uses over 200 wavy bristles to volumize and curl each lash with ease.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
This two-sided edge tool has vegan bristles to shape hairs and hold them in place.
—Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
But when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered a mask mandate on the House floor, some Republicans bristled and noted that Senate Democratic leaders did not require masking in the Senate chamber.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2023
Use a brush, perhaps one with angled bristles 1½ inches wide, to paint bricks along the masking tape and the mortar joints between the bricks.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
North Korea has bristled for decades at joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea.
—Time, 22 Aug. 2023
Others bristle at that idea, wanting protections to extend beyond Roe, or removing government from the question entirely.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
Instead, each page bristles with dynamic, even conflicting semiotic signals.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Flexport, by contrast, required more hand-holding and salesmanship with clients, the person said.
Clark bristled at criticism of his style at Flexport, and announced his resignation soon afterward, the person said.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
Jean-Pierre bristled at the subject, as Tapper quipped Biden had been in politics since before the 49-year-old spokeswoman was born.
—Charles Creitz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top
Verb
verbal derivative of bristle entry 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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“Bristle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bristle. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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