BRIER


Meaning of BRIER in English

1. n. (also briar) any prickly bush esp. of a wild rose.

Phrases and idioms:

brier-rose dog-rose. sweet-brier a wild rose, Rosa eglanteria, with small fragrant leaves and flowers.

Derivatives:

briery adj.

Etymology: OE br{aelig}r, brer, of unkn. orig. 2. n. (also briar)

1. a white heath, Erica arborea, native to S. Europe.

2 a tobacco pipe made from its root.

Etymology: 19th-c. bruyer f. F bruy{egrave}re heath

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.