Briar-patch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Briar-patch is a noun meaning (literally) A dense thicket of thorny plants; ground made impassable by the impenetrable overgrowth of prickly vegetation.
Meaning
(literally) A dense thicket of thorny plants; ground made impassable by the impenetrable overgrowth of prickly vegetation.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, usually singular) An intellectual or philosophical issue abounding with seemingly unresolvable problems; a theoretical quandary or impasse.
Example Sentences
Our favorite writers can lead us into ideological brier patches and ethical thickets.
Hobbes: I'm sick of going over and through every obstacle on the hill. Calvin: Every obstacle?!? We missed the briar patch, didn't we?! Hobbes: By going down the gully and into the stream, yes.
Word Forms
- briar-patches
- brier-patch
- brier patch
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brake, briery, shrubbery, scrub, thicket, frith.
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