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brier
1[ brahy-er ]
noun
- a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- a tangled mass of prickly plants.
- a thorny stem or twig.
brier
2[ brahy-er ]
noun
- the white heath, Erica arborea, of France and Corsica, the woody root of which is used for making tobacco pipes.
- a pipe made of brierroot.
brier
3[ brahy-er ]
noun
- (chiefly in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee) a term used to refer to a rustic, unsophisticated person, especially one from Appalachia.
brier
2/ ˈbraɪə /
noun
- any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
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Derived Forms
- ˈbriery, adjective
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Other Words From
- brier·y adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Democrats want to be thrown in that brier patch—it might be their best chance to win the midterms.
Many of the boys in Blackrock school would have found a difficulty in stating the exact grounds of their regard for Mrs. Brier.
"Now, come here," said Mrs. Brier to a little knot of boys who could not find room by the Doctor and his microscope.
So Mrs. Brier left the room for a moment, to return again in company with the servant.
Mrs. Brier was present, and this added to the mystery, as she was rarely seen in the library.
The morning came, and the anxiety which the Doctor and Mrs. Brier had felt the night before was not removed but rather increased.
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