briarwood

bri·ar·wood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahy-er-woo d]
- /ˈbraɪ ərˌwʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahy-er-woo d]
- /ˈbraɪ ərˌwʊd/

Definitions of briarwood word

noun briarwood any of several woods used to make tobacco pipes 3
abbreviation BRIARWOOD brierwood 3
abbreviation BRIARWOOD brierroot. 1
noun briarwood Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant. 0

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Origin of briarwood

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; brier2 + wood1

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Parts of speech for Briarwood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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briarwood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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