Briar

(noun.) a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath.

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• This is you, who have been as slippery as an eel this last month, and as thorny as a briar-rose? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• But if Briar Chapel seemed alive, so also did Briarmains, though certainly the mansion appeared to enjoy a quieter phase of existence than the temple. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• A bleak back-ground of trees, some white linen hung out on the sweet-briar hedge, and a great waft of damp air. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• A field overgrown with briars and brambles, may frequently produce as great a quantity of vegetables as the best cultivated vineyard or corn field. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• There are briars besetting every path, Which call for patient care; There is a cross in every lot, And an earnest need for prayer. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• While Prussia was fighting Austria, Napoleon III was trying to escape with dignity from the briars of Mexico. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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