brier pipe

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• pipe — 1. noun 1) a water pipe Syn: tube, conduit, hose, main, duct, line, channel, pipeline, drain; tubing, piping, siphon 2) he smokes a pipe Syn: b …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Brier — Bri er, n. 1. the white heath {Erica arborea}. RHUD. [PJC] 2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier[1]. Note: Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term meaning root of the {Smilax laurifolia} and is now defined as root of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brier — Briar or brier is a common name for a number of unrelated thicket forming thorny plants, including species in the genera Rosa , Rubus and Smilax .Briar or Brier may also refer to:;Sports * Tim Hortons Brier (or simply The Brier ), the Canadian… …   Wikipedia

• brier — {{11}}brier (1) thorny shrub, heath, 1540s, variant of M.E. brere, from O.E. brer (Anglian), brær (W.Saxon) brier, bramble, prickly bush, of unknown origin. Briar is the most recent variant (c.1600). Originally used of prickly, thorny bushes in… …   Etymology dictionary

• pipe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. passage, tube, main; briar, corncob, meerschaum; flute, fife, bagpipe, flageolet. See music, opening, cry. pipe down pipe dream pipe up II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tube] Syn. pipeline, drain pipe, sewer …   English dictionary for students

• brier — 1. n. (also briar) any prickly bush esp. of a wild rose. Phrases and idioms: brier rose dog rose. sweet brier a wild rose, Rosa eglanteria, with small fragrant leaves and flowers. Derivatives: briery adj. Etymology: OE braeligr, brer, of unkn.… …   Useful english dictionary

• brier — brier1 briery, adj. /bruy euhr/, n. 1. a prickly plant or shrub, esp. the sweetbrier or a greenbrier. 2. a tangled mass of prickly plants. 3. a thorny stem or twig. Also, briar. [bef. 1000; ME brer, OE braer, brer; akin to BRAMBLE] …   Universalium

• brier — briar, brier Both spellings are used of two distinct words, meaning respectively a prickly bush and a type of wood (or a pipe made from it). The preferred spelling for both words is briar …   Modern English usage

• brier — noun /ˈbraɪə/ a) A thorny Mediterranean shrub. b) A pipe made from the roots of that shrub …   Wiktionary

• brier — I bri•er or briar [[t]ˈbraɪ ər[/t]] n. 1) pln a prickly plant or shrub, esp. the sweetbrier or a catbrier 2) pln a tangled mass of prickly plants 3) pln a thorny stem or twig • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME brer bri′er•y, adj. II bri•er or briar… …   From formal English to slang

• Tim Hortons Brier — The Brier Tankard The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier, is the annual Canadian men s curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim… …   Wikipedia