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briertype of tobacco pipe introduced to England c. 1859 and made from the root of a certain shrub, 1868, from French bruyère "heath plant," from Old French bruiere "heather, briar, heathland [..]
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brier"thorny shrub, heath," 1540s, variant of Middle English brere, from Old English brer (Anglian), brær (West Saxon) "brier, bramble, prickly bush," which is of unknown origin. Briar [..]
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brierBrier [N]This word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. Micah 7:4 , it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Proverbs 15:19 the word is rendered "t [..]
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brierA patch of thorny plants.
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brierThis word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. (1.) Micah 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Prov. 15:19 the word is rendered "thorn&quo [..]
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brier(n) tangled mass of prickly plants(n) a thorny stem or twig(n) Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips(n) a very prickly woody vine of the [..]
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