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Briard

[bree-ahr, -ahrd] /briˈɑr, -ˈɑrd/
noun
1.
one of a French breed of dogs having a long, slightly wavy coat, raised originally for herding sheep.
Origin of Briard
1930-1935
From French, dating back to 1930-35; See origin at Brie, -ard
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  • Briard of Ath declared he had found nothing offensive in it, after he had first been told all sorts of bad things about it.

    Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Johan Huizinga

  • Briard was but a moderate painter, although he did some ceilings of rather unusual conception.

    The Memoirs of Madame Vige Lebrun Marie Louise Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun
British Dictionary definitions for Briard

briard

/briːˈɑːd; briːˈɑː/
noun
1.
a medium-sized dog of an ancient French sheep-herding breed having a long rough coat of a single colour
Word Origin
French, literally: of Brie (region in N France)
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