Briar,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Briar \Bri"ar\, n.
     Same as {Brier}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}.
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     2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
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              The thorns and briers of reproof.     --Cowper.
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     {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia}
        and {Smilax Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also
        2nd {brier}.
  
     {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax
        ({Smilax rotundifolia}, etc.)
  
     {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}.
  
     {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  briar
       n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and
            bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: {sweetbrier},
             {sweetbriar}, {brier}, {eglantine}, {Rosa eglanteria}]
       2: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States
          growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with
          shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed
          by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: {bullbrier},
           {greenbrier}, {catbrier}, {horse brier}, {horse-brier}, {brier},
           {Smilax rotundifolia}]
       3: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white
          flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots
          used to make tobacco pipes [syn: {tree heath}, {brier}, {Erica
          arborea}]
       4: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
          [syn: {briar pipe}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "briar":
     adherent, adhesive, barnacle, bramble, brier, brier bush, bristle,
     bulldog, burr, bush, cactus, catchweed, cement, cleavers, decal,
     decalcomania, glue, goose grass, gunk, leech, limpet, molasses,
     mucilage, needle, nettle, paste, pine needle, plaster, prickle,
     quill, remora, scrub, shrub, shrubbery, spicule, spiculum, spike,
     spikelet, spine, sticker, syrup, thistle, thorn, yucca
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Briar, MO
    Zip code(s): 63931
  Briar, TX (CDP, FIPS 10192)
    Location: 32.99214 N, 97.55464 W
    Population (1990): 3899 (1656 housing units)
    Area: 51.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Briar, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
     Population (2000):    5350
     Housing Units (2000): 2105
     Land area (2000):     20.572656 sq. miles (53.282933 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    20.572656 sq. miles (53.282933 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10192
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             32.973507 N, 97.540710 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Briar, TX
      Briar