Definition of brierroot in US English:
brierroot
nounˈbrī(ə)rˌro͞otˈbrī(ə)rˌro͞ot
Wood from the nodules of the brier (Erica arborea), used especially for making tobacco pipes.
Example sentencesExamples
- When I entered his office he was smoking a brierwood pipe.
- The familiar brierwood pipe was set between his teeth.
- During the Civil War, soldiers carved pipes from brierroot, and chessmen from pine.
- The upper half is Sherlock Holmes with his hat, cloak, and pipe - though whether brierroot or clay can't be determined.
- I remembered watching the ritual of tamping the weed into the bowl of a brierwood pipe.