bristles is a form of:

Bristle



noun
1.
(A short stiff hair, such a hair in a brush) សូត្រ, រោមជ្រូក pig's bristle កប្រែង, រោមរឹងៗ, bristle of a brush ជក់
Example: These dry leaves are so brittle that they crumble right in your hand.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
2.
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To show defiance or indignation.
1.
breakable, crisp, crumbling, delicate, fragile
1.
enduring, thick, tough, unbreakable