An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

(historical) A region in northern France.

A female given name.

A surname.

Of short duration; happening quickly. / Concise; taking few words. / Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short. / (obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.

(law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate. / (law) An answer to any action. / (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. / (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

(obsolete, poetic) Briefly. / (obsolete, poetic) Soon; quickly.

Alternative spelling of briar

(US, government) Intelligence information from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided to the President of the United States (POTUS) every morning, to bring attention to pertinent information about international affairs.