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
It created a taut moment before we were launched into the briar patch below and Br’er Rabbit could hop to safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
And the witness box is his briar patch.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
"If she thinks her case is so weak she doesn't want to send it over, throw me into that briar patch."
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2019
Icicles hung from the brown briar of his beard, and his mustache was a lump of frozen snot, glittering redly in the light of sunset.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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