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espalier [ɪˈspæljə] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) an ornamental shrub or fruit tree that has been trained to grow flat, as against a wall 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) the trellis, framework, or arrangement of stakes on which such plants are trained 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) the method used to produce such plants vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (tr) to train (a plant) on an espalier [from French: trellis, from Old Italian: shoulder supports, from spalla shoulder, from Late Latin spatula] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations espalier How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She went, however; and when they reached the farm, and she was to be put down, at the end of the broad, neat gravel walk, which led between espalier appletrees to the front door, the sight of every thing which had given her so much pleasure the autumn before, was beginning to revive a little local agitation; and when they parted, Emma observed her to be looking around with a sort of fearful curiosity, which determined her not to allow the visit to exceed the proposed quarter of an hour. Once a kite, hovering over the garden, made a stoop at me, and if I had not resolutely drawn my hanger, and run under a thick espalier, he would have certainly carried me away in his talons. The soldier seated himself on a worm-eaten bench, and saw neither the trellis-work nor the espaliers, nor the vegetables of which Jacquotte took such great care. |
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