briar

1
[ brahy-er ]
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noun

Other words from briar

  • bri·ar·y, adjective

Other definitions for briar (2 of 2)

briar2
[ brahy-er ]

noun

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How to use briar in a sentence

  • Up hill and down, through bushes and briars, the horses galloped away.

    The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • The piece of common was soon passed; and then a copse-wood, filled with brakes and briars, had to be passed through.

    Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. Kingston
  • They found one squad toasting on their rammers the pieces of a luckless rabbit they had cornered in a patch of briars.

  • Not long after the party first came in sight, the French and their escort were at the gate of The Briars.

    Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah Reed
  • A captain of artillery resided at The Briars, and at first a sergeant and soldiers were also stationed there.

    Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah Reed

British Dictionary definitions for briar (1 of 2)

briar1

brier

/ (ˈbraɪə) /


noun
  1. Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)

  2. a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant

Origin of briar

1
C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus, of Gaulish origin

Derived forms of briar

  • briary or briery, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for briar (2 of 2)

briar2

/ (ˈbraɪə) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of brier 1

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