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SETOSE
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; “a horse with a short bristly mane”; “bristly shrubs”; “burred fruits”; “setaceous whiskers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
setose (comparative more setose, superlative most setose)
Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
Anagrams
• Osetes, Ossete, sees to, toeses
Source: Wiktionary
Se*tose", Se"tous, a. Etym: [L. setosus, saetosus, from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. séteux.]
Definition: Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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