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Brier-wood   /brˈaɪər-wʊd/   Listen
Brier-wood

noun
1.
Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.  Synonyms: briarwood, brierwood.






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"Brier-wood" Quotes from Famous Books



... energy, lounged in loose, picturesque uncouthness, while each began to unravel his own lively miscellany of information or invention. There was jest, laughter, spinning of yarns, singing of songs. As Peter lay in the fire-light, smoking his brier-wood, he noticed that the man next him spent a great deal of time poring over a letter, holding it close to the blaze, now at arm's-length, which was hardly surprising, considering the penmanship of the more common variety of billet-doux. The man was plainly disappointed ...
— Judith Of The Plains • Marie Manning



Words linked to "Brier-wood" :   wood, briarroot, brierwood



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