briery

Meanings

• noun

  A type of thicket or undergrowth composed mainly of brambles and thorny shrubs.

  - "The hikers encountered a briery thicket while traversing the forest."
  - "The briery undergrowth made it difficult for the hunters to track their prey."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with briery
fiery , quiery , tierney

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Variants

List of all variants of briery that leads to same result
briar , briars , briary , brier , briers , briery

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Etymology

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From Old French brierie, from brier 'bramble, thorn'.

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Trivia

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1. Briery is often used interchangeably with the term 'bramble thicket'.

2. The term 'briery' comes from the Old French word 'brierie', which means 'bramble garden'.

3. The thorns on brambles and other shrubs in a briery can be used to make baskets and other items.

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Related Concepts

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1. bramble: A large, thorny shrub with trailing stems and black or red berries.

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Culture

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In literature, briery is often used to describe dense and difficult-to-navigate undergrowth. In art, it is depicted as a tangled mass of thorns and brambles. In music, the term is not commonly used.

How to Memorize "briery"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a thicket of brambles and thorns to remember the meaning of briery.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word briery with the image of a tangled undergrowth.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Briery begins with B, and brings to mind brambles and bushes.'

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