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.
2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
[Obs.]
To brustle up, to bristle up. [Obs.]
--Otway.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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