Briard
one of a French breed of dogs having a long, slightly wavy coat, raised originally for herding sheep.
Historical Examples
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Johan Huizinga
The Memoirs of Madame Vige Lebrun Marie Louise Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun
noun
a medium-sized dog of an ancient French sheep-herding breed having a long rough coat of a single colour
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