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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Bristle

Bristles all over like a porcupine.
—Anonymous

Bristling … like some mad Earth-god’s spiny hair.
—Thomas Hardy

Bristle like spears in battle ranks.
—Jayadeva

Bristly … like a hedgehog.
—Leo Tolstoy