sweetbrier

or sweet·bri·ar

[ sweet-brahy-er ]

/ ˈswitˌbraɪ ər /

noun

a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.

Nearby words

sweet-scented, sweet-shop, sweet-talk, sweet-tempered, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweeten, sweeten the kitty, sweetener, sweetening, sweetheart

Origin of sweetbrier

First recorded in 1530–40; sweet + brier¹

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Examples from the Web for sweetbrier

There hung in the air a smell of sweetbrier as we drew bridle before a cabin under the hill.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
It was odorous with the evening dew on the vines outside and the peculiar fragrance of sweetbrier.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit|Amanda Minnie Douglas
She pushed aside the swaying branches of the sweetbrier, and pointed tragically.
Five Little Peppers at School|Margaret Sidney
"We have a shed here where we can keep them but at Sweetbrier there isn't anything," and Dorothy's mouth dropped anxiously.
Ethel Morton's Enterprise|Mabell S.C. Smith

The scent of pink clover mingled with the odor of grasses and the delicate perfume of sweetbrier.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers

British Dictionary definitions for sweetbrier

sweetbrier

/ (ˈswiːtˌbraɪə) /

noun

a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowersAlso called: eglantine

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