Briar (noun)
bri-er
Any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, especially a wild rose.
Old English brǣr, brēr, of unknown origin.
Example sentences
“The trees and briar made our progress slow and thorny.”
Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)
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