sweetbrier

or sweet·bri·ar

[ sweet-brahy-er ]

/ ˈswitˌbraɪ ər /

noun

a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.

Origin of sweetbrier

First recorded in 1530–40; sweet + brier¹

Words nearby sweetbrier

sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay, sweet birch, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweet cherry, sweet chestnut, sweet cicely, sweet cider, sweet clover

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Example sentences from the Web for sweetbrier

There hung in the air a smell of sweetbrier as we drew bridle before a cabin under the hill.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
It was odorous with the evening dew on the vines outside and the peculiar fragrance of sweetbrier.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit|Amanda Minnie Douglas
She pushed aside the swaying branches of the sweetbrier, and pointed tragically.
Five Little Peppers at School|Margaret Sidney
"We have a shed here where we can keep them but at Sweetbrier there isn't anything," and Dorothy's mouth dropped anxiously.
Ethel Morton's Enterprise|Mabell S.C. Smith

The scent of pink clover mingled with the odor of grasses and the delicate perfume of sweetbrier.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers

British Dictionary definitions for sweetbrier

sweetbrier

/ (ˈswiːtˌbraɪə) /

noun

a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowersAlso called: eglantine

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单词	sweetbrier
释义	sweetbrier or sweet·bri·ar [ sweet-brahy-er ] / ˈswitˌbraɪ ər / noun a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers. Origin of sweetbrier First recorded in 1530–40; sweet + brier¹ Words nearby sweetbrier sweet-and-sour, sweet basil, sweet bay, sweet birch, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweet cherry, sweet chestnut, sweet cicely, sweet cider, sweet clover Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweetbrier There hung in the air a smell of sweetbrier as we drew bridle before a cabin under the hill. The Maid-At-Arms\|Robert W. Chambers It was odorous with the evening dew on the vines outside and the peculiar fragrance of sweetbrier. A Little Girl in Old Detroit\|Amanda Minnie Douglas She pushed aside the swaying branches of the sweetbrier, and pointed tragically. Five Little Peppers at School\|Margaret Sidney "We have a shed here where we can keep them but at Sweetbrier there isn't anything," and Dorothy's mouth dropped anxiously. Ethel Morton's Enterprise\|Mabell S.C. Smith The scent of pink clover mingled with the odor of grasses and the delicate perfume of sweetbrier. Patchwork\|Anna Balmer Myers British Dictionary definitions for sweetbrier sweetbrier / (ˈswiːtˌbraɪə) / noun a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowersAlso called: eglantine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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