- Briar
- Briar \Bri"ar\, n. Same as {Brier}. [1913 Webster]
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Briar — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Briar (Arkansas) Briar (Missouri) Briar (Texas) Briar Bluff (Illinois) Briar Creek (Pennsylvania) Briar Hill (Alabama) Briar Manor (New Jersey) Briar Park (Delaware) Briar Thicket (Tennessee) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Briar — Briar, TX U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas Population (2000): 5350 Housing Units (2000): 2105 Land area (2000): 20.572656 sq. miles (53.282933 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.572656 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Briar, TX — U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas Population (2000): 5350 Housing Units (2000): 2105 Land area (2000): 20.572656 sq. miles (53.282933 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.572656 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
briar — briar, brier Both spellings are used of two distinct words, meaning respectively a prickly bush and a type of wood (or a pipe made from it). The preferred spelling for both words is briar … Modern English usage
Briar — Briar, Fluß im nordamerikanischen Unionsstaate Georgia; fällt in den Savannah; an demselben 1779 Sieg der Briten über die Amerikaner … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
briar — see BRIER (Cf. brier) … Etymology dictionary
briar — (also brier) ► NOUN ▪ a prickly scrambling shrub, especially a wild rose. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
briar — briar1 [brī′ər] n. BRIER1 briary adj. briar2 [brī′ər] n. 1. a tobacco pipe made from the root of BRIER2 (sense 1) 2. occas. sp. of BRIER2 (senses 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
briar — There are two distinct words briar in English, both of which can also be spelled brier, and as their meanings are fairly similar, they are often confused. The older [OE] is a name given to the wild rose, although in fact this usage is as recent… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
briar — UK [ˈbraɪə(r)] / US [ˈbraɪr] noun Word forms briar : singular briar plural briars or briar 1) [countable/uncountable] a bush with thorns (= sharp points) on its branches 2) [countable] a pipe for smoking tobacco, made from briar 3)… … English dictionary
