briar

[ brahy-er ]

/ ˈbraɪ ər /

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noun

brier¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM briar

bri·ar·y, adjective

Words nearby briar

Brezhnev Doctrine, Brezhnev, Leonid, Brian, Brian Boru, Briand, briar, Briard, Briareus, briarroot, bribe, bribery

Definition for briar (2 of 2)

briar²

[ brahy-er ]

/ ˈbraɪ ər /

noun

brier².

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Example sentences from the Web for briar

On January 7th, there were briar buds opening into young leaf; on the 9th a dandelion in flower, and an arum up.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
So he stayed in the briar bush that night and had berries for breakfast, and the next day he had another adventure.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels|Howard R. Garis
Their faces were turned the other way, to the rocky river bed, fringed with fern and wild rank growth of briar and weed.
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon
And then was the wedding of the prince and Briar Rose celebrated, and they lived happily together all their lives.
Grimm's Fairy Stories|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

Ashe pursued too closely and at Briar Creek, March 3, 1779, the enemy turned upon him and routed him.
The War of Independence|John Fiske

British Dictionary definitions for briar (1 of 2)

briar¹

brier

/ (ˈbraɪə) /

noun

Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)

a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant

Derived forms of briar

briary or briery, adjective

Word Origin for briar

C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus, of Gaulish origin

British Dictionary definitions for briar (2 of 2)

briar²

/ (ˈbraɪə) /

noun

a variant spelling of brier 1

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单词	briar
释义	briar ¹ [ brahy-er ] / ˈbraɪ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR briar ON THESAURUS.COM noun brier¹. OTHER WORDS FROM briar bri·ar·y, adjective Words nearby briar Brezhnev Doctrine, Brezhnev, Leonid, Brian, Brian Boru, Briand, briar, Briard, Briareus, briarroot, bribe, bribery Definition for briar (2 of 2) briar² [ brahy-er ] / ˈbraɪ ər / noun brier². Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for briar On January 7th, there were briar buds opening into young leaf; on the 9th a dandelion in flower, and an arum up. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies So he stayed in the briar bush that night and had berries for breakfast, and the next day he had another adventure. Uncle Wiggily's Travels\|Howard R. Garis Their faces were turned the other way, to the rocky river bed, fringed with fern and wild rank growth of briar and weed. Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3\|Mary Elizabeth Braddon And then was the wedding of the prince and Briar Rose celebrated, and they lived happily together all their lives. Grimm's Fairy Stories\|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Ashe pursued too closely and at Briar Creek, March 3, 1779, the enemy turned upon him and routed him. The War of Independence\|John Fiske British Dictionary definitions for briar (1 of 2) briar¹ brier / (ˈbraɪə) / noun Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot) a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant Derived forms of briar briary or briery, adjective Word Origin for briar C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus, of Gaulish origin British Dictionary definitions for briar (2 of 2) briar² / (ˈbraɪə) / noun a variant spelling of brier 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to briar shrubbery, plant, hinterland, scrub, wilderness, jungle, vine, backwoods, outback, hedge, forest, bramble, thicket, brush, creeper, scrubland, chaparral, knob, cut, tunnel
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briar

noun

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Words nearby briar

Definition for briar (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for briar

British Dictionary definitions for briar (1 of 2)

brier

noun

Derived forms of briar

Word Origin for briar

British Dictionary definitions for briar (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to briar