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brier
bri·er1 / ˈbrī(ə)r/ (also bri·ar) • n. any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, esp. the sweetbrier and other wild roses. DERIVATIVES: bri·er·y adj. bri·er2 (also briar) • n. 1. (also brier pipe) a tobacco pipe made from woody nodules borne at ground level by a large woody plant of the heath family. 2. the white-flowered woody shrub (Erica arborea) that bears these nodules, native chiefly to France and Corsica. |
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"brier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brier.html "brier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-brier.html |
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brier or briar, name sometimes given any thorny plant, more specifically the sweetbrier , and the greenbrier. French brier, or brierroot, is a name for the root of the European white heath so widely used in the manufacture of smoking pipes. |
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"brier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "brier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-brier.html "brier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-brier.html |
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brier
brier2, briar2 white heath, Erica arborea, the root of which is used for tobacco pipes. XIX (bruyer). — (O)F. bruyère heath :- Gallo-Rom. *brūcāria, f. *brūcus — Gaulish *brūko; assim. in form to prec.
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T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brier1.html T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brier1.html |
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brier
brier1, briar1 prickly bush OE.; species of wild rose XVI. OE. (Angl.) brēr, (WS.) brǣr, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brier.html T. F. HOAD. "brier." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-brier.html |
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