Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.
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of Arm
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of Arm
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of Barb
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Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.
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Full of briers; thorny.
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of Bristle
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Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
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of Burr
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Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as, burry wool.
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Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub.
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Alt. of Setous
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Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
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