briar

Examples

• All

• He carefully selected a briar pipe for his collection, appreciating its fine craftsmanship and rich history.

• That was what he was doing on a much broader scale, and we stood there together for a moment, looking at the briar-grown fence and the candle-gleaming limestone shafts.

  Academic text (1990)

• The artisan crafted a beautiful pipe from briar wood, known for its durability and heat resistance.

• As we hiked through the Mediterranean hills, we admired the fragrant white flowers blooming on the briar shrubs.

Synonyms

E

Erica arborea

vsbriar

• Specialized

9.9

A shrub or small tree from the Mediterranean with fragrant white flowers used to make tobacco pipes

is the common English name rather than a Latin botanical name

T

tree heath

vsbriar

8.8

A small evergreen plant with narrow leaves and sweet smelling flowers

is the more specific Mediterranean shrub known for hard roots used to make pipes

Compounds

B

briar-patch

• Informal

1 9.1

A difficult situation with many problems that is hard to leave

B

briar pipe

9.1

A pipe for smoking tobacco made from the hard root of a shrub

B

briar root

8.1

Hard wood from a shrub that people use to make tobacco pipes

Surface Forms

Etymology