| 释义 |
briar
I. briar
variant of brier
II. bri·ar \ˈbrī(ə)r, -īə\ noun
or briar pipe
(-s)
Etymology: brier (II), briar (heath)
1. : a tobacco pipe made from the root of any of several brier plants; especially : a tobacco pipe made from the burl of a brier of southern Europe (Erica arborea)
2. : oak 3
III. briar noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from brier (I), briar; from a comparison of the teeth of a saw to the thorns of a brier
: crosscut saw |