Monday, March 4, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: briar

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Mar 4th 2013, 21:02

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# Any [[thorny]] plant, now especially a wild rose.

  

# Any [[thorny]] plant, now especially a wild rose.
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# {{figurative}} Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
   
 

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Latest revision as of 21:02, 4 March 2013

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English brær.

[edit] Noun

briar (plural briars)

  1. Any thorny plant, now especially a wild rose.
  2. (figuratively) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
[edit] Translations

thorny plant

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Etymology 2

From French bruyère, assimilated with Etymology 1, above.

[edit] Noun

briar (plural briars)

  1. The white heath, Erica arborea.
  2. A pipe made from the root of this plant.
[edit] Translations

white heath

pipe

  • French: pipe en bruyère f.
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