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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
briary

adj. 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.
Syn. -- barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Briar

{ } n. [ OE. brere, brer, AS. brēr, brær; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg. ] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thorns and briers of reproof. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]


Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia and Smilax Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also 2nd brier. --
Cat brier,
Green brier
, several species of Smilax (Smilax rotundifolia, etc.) --
Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier. --
Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.
[ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Brier
Briar

n. Same as Brier. [ 1913 Webster ]

briard

n. an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Briarean

a. [ L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed. [ 1913 Webster ]

briarroot

n. the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea. [ Also spelled brierroot. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

briarwood

n. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
Syn. -- brierwood. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
briar(n) พุ่มไม้มีหนามเช่น กุหลาบป่า, Syn. brier

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
briar(ไบร'อะ) n. ดูbrier

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
briar(n) ไม้หนาม

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
briar
briarcliff

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
briar
briars

WordNet (3.0)
briar(n) a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath, Syn. briar pipe
briard(n) old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
briarroot(n) hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
briarwood(n) wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes, Syn. brier-wood, brierwood

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Briar

{ } n. [ OE. brere, brer, AS. brēr, brær; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg. ] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thorns and briers of reproof. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]


Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia and Smilax Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also 2nd brier. --
Cat brier,
Green brier
, several species of Smilax (Smilax rotundifolia, etc.) --
Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier. --
Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.
[ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Brier
Briar

n. Same as Brier. [ 1913 Webster ]

briard

n. an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Briarean

a. [ L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed. [ 1913 Webster ]

briarroot

n. the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea. [ Also spelled brierroot. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

briarwood

n. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
Syn. -- brierwood. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

briary

adj. 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.
Syn. -- barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary
荆棘[jīng jí, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ,   /  ] briar; blackberry vine #24,859 [Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
棘;荊棘[おどろ, odoro] (adj-na, n) briars; thicket; the bush #12,158 [Add to Longdo]
いばら姫;茨姫[いばらひめ, ibarahime] (n) Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose [Add to Longdo]
ブライヤー;ブライアー[buraiya-; buraia-] (n) brier (Erica arborea); briar [Add to Longdo]
茨;荊;棘[いばら;イバラ, ibara ; ibara] (n) (1) thorny shrub; (2) (often written 薔薇) wild rose; briar; (3) thorn; (4) (architectural) cusp [Add to Longdo]
荊棘[けいきょく;ばら, keikyoku ; bara] (n) (1) wild rose; bramble; (2) briar patch; (3) thorn (used figuratively as an obstacle or source of difficulty) [Add to Longdo]

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