BRIAR


Meaning of BRIAR in English

I. briar

variant of brier

II. bri·ar ˈbrī(ə)r, -īə noun

or briar pipe

( -s )

Etymology: brier (II) , briar (heath)

1. : a tobacco pipe made from the root of any of several brier plants ; especially : a tobacco pipe made from the burl of a brier of southern Europe ( Erica arborea )

2. : oak 3

III. briar noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from brier (I) , briar; from a comparison of the teeth of a saw to the thorns of a brier

: crosscut saw

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