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bramble [ˈbræmbəl] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry See also stone bramble 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Scot a. a blackberry b. (as modifier) bramble jelly 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar and related shrubs vb (intr)
to gather blackberries [Old English brǣmbel; related to Old Saxon brāmal, Old High German brāmo] brambly adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations bramble n (= thorny shoot) → dorniger Zweig, Dornenzweig m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Bramble answered: 'You poor creature, if you would only call to mind the axes and saws which are about to hew you down, you would have reason to wish that you had grown up a Bramble, not a Fir-Tree. and the Reindeer flew on over bush and bramble through the great wood, over moor and heath, as fast as he could go. About her seemed to hang the mist of the winter hedges, and the clear red of the bramble leaves. |
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