briar

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /bɹaɪə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
    — Youngthes folke now flocken in every where, To gather May-buskets and smelling brere
  2. Tree heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
  3. Anything that is sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. figuratively
    — ¶ And thou ſonne of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their wordes, though bryars and thornes be with thee, and thou doeſt dwell among ſcorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be diſmayed at their lookes, though they be a rebellious houſe.
  4. A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
    — Then he put the insulted pipe in his pocket, corked himself up with the immense briar, and sneered at Cripps over the top of it.

词形变化

briars plural brier alternative breer alternative,Scotland brere alternative,obsolete breare alternative,obsolete briars plural brier alternative breer alternative,Scotland brere alternative,obsolete breare alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
briared briar-patch briarwood briary grin like a mule eating briars smile like a mule eating briars sweet briar sweetbriar sweet-briar briar-pipe briar-root

词源

词源 1
From Middle English brere, from Old English brēr [Old Mercian], brǣr (“briar, bramble”); further origin unknown, perhaps related to Old French bruiere (“heather”) (French bruyère). Compare Old Norse brǫrr (“briar”), whence Icelandic brörr.
词源 2
From French bruyère, assimilated with Etymology 1, above.
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