BRIERY

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny

(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; “a horse with a short bristly mane”; “bristly shrubs”; “burred fruits”; “setaceous whiskers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

briery (comparative more briery, superlative most briery)

Alternative spelling of briary

Noun

briery (plural brieries)

A place where briars grow.

Source: Wiktionary


Bri"er*y, a.

Definition: Full of briers; thorny.

Bri"er*y, n.

Definition: A place where briers grow. Huloet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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