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Webster 1913 Edition


Briery

Bri′er-y

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Adj.
Full of briers; thorny.

Bri′er-y

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Noun.
A place where briers grow.
Huloet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Briery

BRI'ERY

,
Adj.
Full of briers; rough; thorny.

Definition 2024


briery

briery

English

Adjective

briery (comparative more briery, superlative most briery)

  1. Alternative spelling of briary
    • 2007 June 29, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Mrs. McCain, Demure in 2000, Is Speaking Up in a Steely Tone”, in New York Times:
      But Mrs. McCain is clearly not interested in having her husband take a beating at the expense of his family or enduring accusations about his briery temperament.

Noun

briery (plural brieries)

  1. A place where briars grow.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Huloet to this entry?)