See Also: dog-brier(medicine)
brier(1)(dictionary)
brier(2)(dictionary)
brier(encyclopedia)
brier(dictionary)
bull brier(medicine)
Penzance brier(dictionary)

brier(2) (iou)



brier noun2. Also briar. M19.
[French bruyere heath, ult. from Gaulish: assim. to BRIER noun1.]
A southern European shrub or small tree, Erica arborea, whose root is used for making tobacco-pipes. Also called tree heath. M19.
A pipe made of the wood of the brier. L19.