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briarroot en · NOUN

Etymology

From briar + root.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of briar-root.
   alt of briar-root
   • A wide briarroot wooden desk, papers scattered here and there, some projects to consider. 2013 June 4, Alessio Pennasilico, Lele Rozza, The Hackers' Destiny - Attack to the System, →ISBN:
   • Briarroot pipes are in present request. The root which supplies the material comes from the South of France. 1891, The American Stationer, page 762:
   • Here, on its airfield that had been scraped out of a briarroot patch parallel to the pristine, water-caressed shore, was where he was to remain until war's end. 2012 August 21, Patricia Chapman Meder, The True Story of Catch 22, Casemate Publishers, →ISBN, page 21:

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