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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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