the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > having bristles or bristly
bristleda1300
birsya1522
birsit1553
bristling1607
stickle-haired1615
starey1869
chaetigerous1896
1553 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Eneadosvi. xvi. 35 The birsit baris, and beris in thar styis Foring all wod.