brier

See also: Brier

English

Noun

brier (plural briers)

  1. Alternative spelling of briar
    • 1842, [Katherine] Thomson, chapter V, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 118:
      Adeline thought little about it at the time; but often—oh! how often—did her memory dwell upon those accents, and recal that beloved voice, when after-events came thickening like briers in her path of life.
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