birse

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/bɜː(ɹ)s/

noun

bristle

OriginScots birse →
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Meanings

birse1

nounbirse (plural birses)

plural birses

  1. Scotlandbristle

Birse2

proper nounBirse (countable and uncountable, plural Birses)

plural Birses

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5597).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Scotsbirse“bristle, hair”
  2. Englishbirse

Borrowed from Scots birse (“bristle, hair”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

birse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birse

MLA

“birse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birse.

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