bristle.

A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.

the bristles of a pig

A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.

The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.

To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

His hair began to bristle with anger when the subject was mentioned.

The cat’s fur bristled when the dog approached.

To abound, to be covered with, or to have an abundance of, something, especially something jutting out.

To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.

To make (something) rise or stand erect, like bristles.

To cause (someone) to be on one's guard or raise one's defenses.

Your blatant attitude always bristles me.

To fix a bristle or bristles to.

to bristle a thread