BRIERS

Noun

briers

plural of brier

Proper noun

Briers

A surname.

A ghost town in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.

Briers

plural of Brier

Source: Wiktionary

BRIER

Bri"er, Bri"ar, n. Etym: [OE. brere, brer, AS. brer, brær; 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 of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.

2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. The thorns and briers of reproof. Cowper. Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia and S. Walleri; -- used for tobacco pipes.

– Cat brier, Green brier, several species of Smilax (S. rotundifolia, etc.) -- Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier.

– Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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