briar
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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Also called: tree heath. an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea , of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)
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a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant
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Etymology
Origin of briar
C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus , of Gaulish origin
Example Sentences
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The glasses were sold along with a Barling briar pipe and two photographs of the comic.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025
Now he's caught in a briar patch of predatory lending endangering his life and his and Dennis' livelihood.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023
Guests will have their final chance to plunge a five-story drop through a briar patch on May 30, giving Disneyland attendees one last busy Memorial Day weekend to experience the attraction in its current form.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023
During the reprise, a complaint by Cinderella’s Prince about the “thicket of briar, 100 feet deep” protecting Sleeping Beauty leads to a tongue-twisting musical exchange:
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023
The gaslight shone upon the heavy, leonine lines of his features—a mane of sandy-brown hair, eyes the piercing blue of gas flames, a firm mouth shaped around the stem of a briar pipe.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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