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briery - 4 dictionary results

bri⋅er

1[brahy-er]
–noun
1. a prickly plant or shrub, esp. the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
2. a tangled mass of prickly plants.
3. a thorny stem or twig.
Also, briar.


Origin:
bef. 1000; ME brer, OE brǣr, brēr; akin to bramble


bri⋅er⋅y, adjective
bri·er 1 also bri·ar   (brī'ər)   
n.  Any of several prickly plants, such as certain rosebushes or the greenbrier.

[Middle English brer, from Old English brēr.]
bri'er·y adj.

Briery

Bri"er*y\, a. Full of briers; thorny.

Briery

Bri"er*y\, n. A place where briers grow. --Huloet.
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