Bristle
(Redirected from
Bristles
)A bristle is a stiff hair or feather (natural or artificial), either on an animal, such as a pig, a plant, or on a tool such as a brush or broom.
Synthetic types
Synthetic materials such as
brushes for cleaning purposes, as they are strongly abrasive; common examples include the toothbrush and toilet brush
. The bristle brush and the scrub brush are common household cleaning tools, often used to remove dirt or grease from pots and pans. Bristles are also used on brushes other than for cleaning, notably paintbrushes.
Bristles are distinguished as flagged (split, bushy ends) or unflagged; these are also known as flocked or unflocked bristles.[1] In cleaning applications, flagged bristles are suited for dry cleaning (due to picking up dust better than unflagged), and unflagged suited for wet cleaning (due to flagged ends becoming dirty and matted when wet).[2] In painting, flagged bristles yield more even application.[3]
Natural types
Bristles are found on
bristle-spined porcupine, and the Trinity bristle snail
.
Bristles also anchor worms to the soil to help them move.
See also
- Paintbrush
- Bristle sensilla - tactile hairs on insects
References
External links
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