briarwood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes

From briar + wood.

Bowl of a briarwood pipe, serrated at the edge; much worn and blackened; bound with string at the crew. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Bowl of a briarwood pipe, serrated at the edge; much worn and blackened; bound with string at the crew. — The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories, Rudyard Kipling
“Not in the least.” “Do you feel any inclination to go to sleep?” “None whatever.” “Well, then, my friend, smoke this excellent cigar.” And he handed me a choice Havana, one Monsieur Darzac had given him, while he lit his briarwood—his eternal briarwood. — The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Gaston Leroux

brierwood, brier-wood

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