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bramble
[ bram-buhl ]
noun
- any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
- British. the common blackberry.
- any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.
verb (used without object)
brambled, brambling.
- British. to look for and gather wild blackberries; pick blackberries from the vine.
bramble
/ ˈæə /
noun
- any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus , esp the blackberry See also stone bramble
- a blackberry
- ( as modifier )
bramble jelly
- any of several similar and related shrubs
verb
- to gather blackberries
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bramble1
Old English ǣ ; related to Old Saxon 峾 , Old High German 峾
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Rachel, from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, made a burial shroud for a friend from locally-sourced wool, willow, bramble and ivy, as part of her work as an artist.
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He wears goggles to protect them from brambles and thistles.
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We passed by apple, nectarine and pear trees, then blackberry brambles as large as a football field.
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Speaking near the area she was found, now overgrown with brambles, nettles and horse chestnut trees, detective Franc Dannerolle says the teenager’s body was “disposed of like garbage”.
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The woodland environment - dense thicket and brambles - made it "impenetrable" to zoo volunteers.
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