Lexicographical Neighbors of Secateur
Literary usage of Secateur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1854)
"I need not describe these instruments, which are sufficiently known ; I will only
comment on the secateur. This instrument is now used by nearly all the ..."
2. The Parks and Gardens of Paris: Considered in Relation to the Wants of Other by William Robinson (1883)
"secateur.—This is an instrument that all who prune should possess. ... First we
have the secateur Vauthier, a strong and handy instrument. ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1853)
"In fact, when the branch is too strong, the pressure which the secateur ...
This objection to the secateur exists even in the case of small branches, ..."
4. The Art of Grafting and Budding by Charle Baltet (1878)
"The tool with a fixed blade is more firm in the handle, but one with a The secateur.
closing blade is more easily carried in the pocket, the apron, ..."
5. The Handbook of Horticulture and Viticulture of Western Australia by A. Despeissis, Western Australia Dept. of Agriculture (1903)
"Rieser secateur. The edge of the blade of the secateur should be kept sharp by
the use, whenever required, of a small hone or an oil stone, while the file ..."
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