Brier Definition

brīər
briers
noun
briers
Any prickly or thorny bush, as a bramble or wild rose.
Webster's New World
Any of several prickly plants, such as certain rosebushes or the greenbrier.
American Heritage
A growth of such bushes.
Webster's New World
A twig of a brier.
Webster's New World
An evergreen shrub or tree (Erica arborea) of the heath family, native to S Europe, with needlelike leaves and white flowers.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Brier

Noun

Singular:
brier
Plural:
briers

Origin of Brier

  • Middle English brer from Old English brēr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Brier Sentence Examples

  • In sussex it grows as freely as any Brier.

  • Kathy Brier began her tenure on One Life to Live in 2002 in the role of Marcie Walsh.

  • Brier's performance as Marcie earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2004 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

  • Brier also appeared as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray.

  • Sweet Brier (A Rose Selection Rubiginosa) - It is a native Rose, but also distributed through much of Europe and Asia, and, although often planted, is scarcely ever made enough of in country places.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRI

Words Ending With

RERIER

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Words Starting With B and Ending With R

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