briar

[US]/braɪə/
[UK]/'braɪɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of tobacco pipe made from the root of the briar plant

Example Sentences

a briar patch; a bean patch.

twisted my way through the briar patch.

The hiker's pants got caught on a briar bush.

She carefully avoided the briars while walking through the overgrown path.

The children collected wildflowers and brought back some briars by mistake.

The gardener wore thick gloves to protect his hands from the briars.

The old fence was covered in briars, making it difficult to pass through.

He got a scratch on his arm from the briar bush.

The briar patch was a favorite hiding spot for rabbits.

The farmer cleared the field of briars to make way for planting crops.

The briar vines twisted around the tree trunk, creating a tangled mess.

She got a few scratches on her legs from walking through the briar patch.

Real-world Examples

They pulled him out of some briar.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

And the plosives binding and briars.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Of which the flame is roses, and the smoke is briars.

Source: Four Quartets

Peeping out from beneath the briars, Peter saw two boys and a girl.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

All that would grow on this ground when he bought it were pines and briars.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Leave that patch of scrub growing over yonder by the creek; leave that fence row filled with briars.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

It was damp and smelly, and overgrown with thorns and briars.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 2)

Her gift is all grown about with weeds and bound with briars.

Source: A room of one's own.

Gendry looked fierce when he scowled. His beard had grown in thick and black as briar. " I said, no fires" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The empty road gleamed, the hedges smelled of briar, and how big and bright the hollyhocks glowed in the cottage gardens.

Source: Garden Party (Part 2)

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