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Meaning of Bristle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɹɪsəl

Definitions

  1. A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
  2. Bristol, England (in imitation of the local dialect)
  3. A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
  4. The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.

Equivalents

العربية الشّعر الخشن
Català cerra
Čeština štětina
Cymraeg gwrych
Dansk børste
Deutsch Borste
Français poil se hérisser soie
Galego encrechar erizar recachar seda serda
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi heu
עברית זיף
Magyar szál szór
日本語 怒髪
Kurdî şêda wana
Latina saeta
Te Reo Māori wāna
Македонски четина
Português cerda eriçar
Српски čekinja seta чекиња
Svenska borst
Tagalog tutsang
Türkçe kıl

Examples

“the bristles of a pig”
“Correct Way to Speak Bristol.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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