Brustled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
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     {To brustle up}, to bristle up. [Obs.] --Otway.
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