briar
1Other words from briar
- bri·ar·y, adjective
Other definitions for briar (2 of 2)
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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 DoppThe 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. KingstonThey found one squad toasting on their rammers the pieces of a luckless rabbit they had cornered in a patch of briars.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyNot 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 ReedA 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)
brier
/ (ˈbraɪə) /
Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)
a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant
Origin of briar
1Derived forms of briar
- briary or briery, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for briar (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbraɪə) /
a variant spelling of brier 1
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