bristly stubble

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Neither the wild whirling of the sun-blackened arms nor the bristly stubble of a six weeks' growth of beard could prevent him from instantly recognizing the face of his friend.

From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames

Grayness was all around us; underfoot was mud, glimmering patches of soft snow, and the bristly stubble of the close-cut marsh grass.

From The Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge