Brier-wood (Noun)
Meaning
Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The old craftsman carefully selected a piece of brier-wood to fashion into a tobacco pipe.
- He spent years perfecting the art of shaping and curing brier-wood for his handmade pipes.
- The distinctive taste and aroma that brier-wood imparts to smoke make it the material of choice for many pipe enthusiasts.
- After months of searching, the collector found a rare and beautiful brier-wood pipe from the 19th century.
- Traditionally, brier-wood is considered the finest material for crafting high-quality tobacco pipes due to its durability and resistance to heat.