BRAMBLED

Etymology

Adjective

brambled (comparative more brambled, superlative most brambled)

Overgrown with brambles.

Source: Wiktionary


Bram"bled, a.

Definition: Overgrown with brambles. Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor. T. Warton.

BRAMBLE

Bram"ble, n. Etym: [OE. brembil, AS.brbramal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br. See Broom.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The brambling or bramble finch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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