Sweet brier — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet-brier — n. Eglantine (Rosa rubiginosa) … New dictionary of synonyms
sweet-brier — … Useful english dictionary
USS Sweet Brier (1862) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Sweet Briar was used by the Union Navy as an armed tugboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Commissioned at New York City in 1862 Sweet Brier a … Wikipedia
true sweet-brier — rūdėtasis erškėtis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Rosa rubiginosa), paplitęs Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rosa rubiginosa angl. eglantine; sweet brier; sweetbrier; true sweet… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Brier — Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brier root — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness … Useful english dictionary
Sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness … Useful english dictionary
brier — 1. n. (also briar) any prickly bush esp. of a wild rose. Phrases and idioms: brier rose dog rose. sweet brier a wild rose, Rosa eglanteria, with small fragrant leaves and flowers. Derivatives: briery adj. Etymology: OE braeligr, brer, of unkn.… … Useful english dictionary
