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priar

English

Noun

priar (plural priars)

  1. Obsolete form of prayer.
  2. Obsolete form of pryer.
    a priar in at the chinks

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briar

English

Alternative forms

  • brier
  • breer (Scotland)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /b????/
  • IPA(key): /?b?a??(?)/
  • Rhymes: -a??(?)

Etymology 1

From Middle English brere, from Old English br?r, br?r (briar; bramble). Compare Icelandic brörr (briar).

Noun

briar (plural briars)

  1. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
  2. (figuratively) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
    • 1785, William Cowper, The Task[1]:
      Rov'd far, and gather'd much : some harsh, 't is true, / Pick'd from the thorns and briers of reproof, / But wholesome, well-digested ; []

Derived terms

  • briar-patch
  • briary

Translations

Etymology 2

From French bruyère, assimilated with Etymology 1, above.

Noun

briar (plural briars)

  1. The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
  2. A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.

Derived terms

  • briar-pipe

Translations

Further reading

  • thicket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Erica arborea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • birra

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