brere /brēr/ (Spenser)

brier¹ or briar /brīr or brīˈər/, also (Spenser, etc) brere /brēr/

1. A prickly shrub
2. A wild rosebush

briered or briared adjective

Caught in or covered with briers

brierˈy adjective

1. Thorny
2. Full of briers

sweetbrier

Eglantine, a wild rose (Rosa rubiginosa) with scented leaves

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