noun
- The hard, dense wood of the briar plant, especially the white heath or tree heath, used to make tobacco pipes and other carved items.
Usage: Also spelled 'briarwood'; Often used in the context of pipe-making
Examples
- The craftsman carved a beautiful brierwood pipe by hand.
- Brierwood is prized for its durability and fine grain.
- Collectors value antique brierwood tobacco pipes.
- The brierwood root was harvested from the Mediterranean region.
- He polished the brierwood until it gleamed.