Where does “unbristled” come from?
unbristled (English) comes from English bristled, from Middle English bristled.
unbristled (English): Without bristles
Ancestry of “unbristled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bristled | simple past tense and past participle of bristle;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bristled | — |