brier
41brier — bri·er …
42brier — UK [ˈbraɪə] / US [ˈbraɪr] briar …
43brier — I bri•er or briar [[t]ˈbraɪ ər[/t]] n. 1) pln a prickly plant or shrub, esp. the sweetbrier or a catbrier 2) pln a tangled mass of prickly plants 3) pln a thorny stem or twig • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME brer bri′er•y, adj. II bri•er or briar… …
44Brier — /ˈbraɪə/ (say bruyuh) noun Percy, 1885–1970, Australian organist and composer …
45brier — /ˈbraɪə/ (say bruyuh) noun → sweetbriar …
46Cat brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… …
47Green brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… …
48Sweet brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… …
49Yellow brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… …
50brier-wood — noun wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes • Syn: ↑briarwood, ↑brierwood • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑briarroot …
