espalier
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
espalier (plural espaliers)
- A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 223:
- The garment stalls carried the traditional blue vine-dressers' outfits, sunhats, and the great willow pitchforks grown in espalier at villages like Sauve.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 223:
- A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
- A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.
espalier (espaliers, present participle espaliering; past and past participle espaliered)
- To train a plant in this manner.
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