Brier

Japanese: brier
Brier

...When the branches and leaves are growing, water and fertilize them thoroughly to encourage growth, and after summer, water is withheld to allow flower buds to appear. Briar pipes are also made from the roots of E. arborea L. (English name: briar) that grows on the Mediterranean coast. Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. (English name: heather), native to Europe, is cultivated as a type of heather, but it is not part of the genus. ...

From 【Pipe】

… [Kuniaki Oi]
[Europe]
Clay pipes, made from clay, were used from early on. These were the leading smoking tool in Europe until the 19th century, when the briar pipe appeared. They are said to have originally been made to imitate the pipes used by the indigenous peoples of the New World, but their production began in England towards the end of the 16th century, and as smoking became popular they began to be produced in various countries, including the Netherlands.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "brier" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…枝や葉の伸びる時期は十分,水や肥料をやって生長させ,夏以後は水をひかえて花芽をつけさせる。また地中海沿岸のE.arborea L.(英名brier)の根からはブライアー・パイプが作られる。 ヨーロッパ原産のハイデソウ一名ギョリュウモドキCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull.(英名heather)はエリカの1種として栽培されるが,エリカ属ではない。…

【パイプ】より

…【大井 邦明】
[ヨーロッパ]
 はやくから粘土を素材としたクレー・パイプclay pipeが使われていた。このクレー・パイプは,ブライアー・パイプbrier pipeが登場する19世紀まで,ヨーロッパの代表的な喫煙具であった。もともとは新大陸の現住民の間で用いられていたパイプをまねてつくったといわれているが,16世紀の終りごろイギリスで製造が始まり,喫煙の流行とともにオランダなど各国で盛んにつくられるようになった。…

※「brier」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Brier pipe

>>:  "Briefe, the newest literatur is used" (English: Brief, the newest literatur is used)

Recommend

Umbrella seal - Umbrella seal

Also written as kasajirushi, kasaken, kasafu, kasa...

Floating Gold Stone

The name of the stone. Black gabbro is mined from ...

Persian - Persiago

It is a Southwest Iranian language in the Indo-Ir...

Tone - Neiro

〘noun〙 The feeling and color of sound that is uniq...

Thank you beetle - Thank you beetle

...The main pests in this family are: pine leaf m...

Grundthema

…The term was coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (...

Quarantotti Gambini, PA - Quarantotti Gambini

…On the other hand, those who survived World War ...

Kashiba [city] - Kashiba

A city in the western part of the Nara Basin in Na...

Foreign Investment Review Act

...This was realized as a policy under the Pierre...

Winter Mountain Temple

This temple is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Provinc...

Siṅghana (English spelling)

…Bhillama, a vassal of the Chalukya dynasty, rebe...

Alpi

… [Topography, Climate] A large mountain range th...

Soap flotation (English spelling) soapflotation

…Dithiophosphates are widely known under the trad...

This proposal - Honan

〘noun〙① This proposal. The proposal in question. ※...

Syrian Kingdom - Syrian Kingdom

This refers to the Syrian-centered kingdom of the...