The plural form of briar; multiple prickly or thorny plants, especially wild roses, brambles, or similar shrubs.
From 'briar' (a prickly plant from Old English 'brēr,' of uncertain ultimate origin but likely Proto-Germanic) with the regular plural ending '-s.'
Briars appear everywhere in European folklore—from Sleeping Beauty's impenetrable briar thicket to the crown of thorns in Christian tradition, showing how these humble plants became powerful symbols of protection, separation, and pain in storytelling.
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