Meaning & use
Briers
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Thorny, tangled shrubs or vines, especially wild roses or brambles.
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The trail was overgrown with briers that scratched at our legs.
A rabbit darted into a thicket of briers to escape the fox.
A note on using this word
"Briers" is also spelled "briars"; the wood of certain brier roots is prized for making tobacco pipes, hence the term "briar pipe."
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bramblesthorns
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