briery

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.“a horse with a short bristly mane”“bristly shrubs”“burred fruits”“setaceous whiskers”Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebriarybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Briery \Bri"er*y\, a. Full of briers; thorny. [1913 Webster]

Briery \Bri"er*y\, n. A place where briers grow. --Huloet. [1913 Webster]
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