brier

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun tangled mass of prickly plants
noun a thorny stem or twig
noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

The vine and brier guarded his passes. — McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
I stuck a brier in my foot! — Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris
I stuck a brier in my foot! — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris

brierpatch, brier patch

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