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Definition of Espalier
1. Noun. A trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat.
Definition of Espalier
1. n. A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.
2. v. t. To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.
Definition of Espalier
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A plant that has been shaped in this manner. ¹
3. Verb. To train a plant in this manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Espalier
1. to furnish with a trellis [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Espalier
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Espalier
Literary usage of Espalier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"It ' is employed in the United States where it is desired to produce a great
variety of fruits in small enclosures. The espalier is fastened to the walls or ..."
2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... it ran a corridor in which gold-coloured sticks supported an espalier of roses.
In the courtyard below, two boys with bare arms were scrubbing a landau. ..."
3. The Practical Book of Garden Architecture by Phebe Westcott Humphreys (1914)
"The art of espalier work reached a high degree of perfection among the Swiss and
... The term espalier has come to be used in a broad sense, applying to the ..."
4. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London by Horticultural Society of London (1822)
"On the Culture qf the Peach and Apricot on espalier Trees. By THOMAS ANDREW
KNIGHT, Esq, FRS President. Read April 2, 1816. MORE favourable climate is ..."
5. The Suburban Horticulturist: Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"Fences or espalier rails of this description are most easily erected when in a
straight line; ... Where espalier-rails of this, or of any other kind, ..."
6. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1822)
"My experience, however, has not been very extensive: for the wood of the peach-
tree does not ripen here, at all, on standard or espalier- trees, ..."
7. A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or An Account of the Most Valuable by George Lindley (1852)
"espalier CHERRIES. espalier cherries, and those trained against the wall, require
precisely the same management, both as to pruning and training. ..."
8. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"If the branches become heavy, especially in flower-time, support them by stakes.
It may be grown as an espalier, like a fruit tree, and this will protect it ..."
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