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briers
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What does briers mean?
noun
- plural of brier
proper noun
- A surname.
- A ghost town in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
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proper noun
- plural of Brier
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That sort of boy does not mind castigation any more than he does tearing his trousers in the briers.
The way was through bogs and briers, and I tore my feet often during the journey.
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We followed, picking our way out, and jumping and scrambling up, walking over briers and prickly pears, until we came to the top.
He did not use care to avoid trees and branches, and his forgotten feet were constantly knocking against stones or getting entangled in briers.
When the north comes near her, Rude and impatient, then, like chastity, She locks her beauties in her bud again, And leaves him to base briers.