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Definition: Cat brier
Brier
\Bri"er\, Briar
\Bri"ar\ (br[imac]"[~e]r), n. [OE. brere,
brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; 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.
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2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
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The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper.
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Brier root, the root of the southern
Smilax laurifolia
and
Smilax Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also
2nd
brier.
Cat brier,
Green brier, several species of Smilax
(
Smilax rotundifolia, etc.)
Sweet brier (
Rosa rubiginosa). See
Sweetbrier.
Yellow brier, the
Rosa Eglantina.
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