| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
bryony or briony (ˈbraɪənɪ) ![]() | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| black bryony See also white bryony any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa | |
| [Old English bryōnia, from Latin, from Greek bruōnia] | |
| briony or briony | |
| —n | |
| [Old English bryōnia, from Latin, from Greek bruōnia] | |