Brier-bush
11brier — 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 …
12bush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shrub, clump, thicket, hedge; scrub; wilderness. See vegetable, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A woody plant] Syn. shrub, bramble, thicket, hedge, shrubbery; see also hedge , plant . 2. [A wild… …
13Brier — This 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 (Heb. hedek, stinging ), supposed by some to be… …
14bush — n 1. shrub, shrubbery, scrub, bramble, brier. 2. undergrowth, underbrush; thicket. See also brush 2 (def.1) …
15Cat brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; 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,… …
16Green brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; 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,… …
17Sweet brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; 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,… …
18Yellow brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; 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,… …
19Wild brier — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …
20briar brier — noun 1 (C, U) a wild bush with prickly branches 2 (C) a tobacco pipe made from a briar …
