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Espalier sb. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1897, rev. 2025. Espalier sb. Also 7 espaliere. [a. F. espalier, ad. It. spalliera ‘wainscot work to lean the shoulders against’ (Florio), hence, stakes of the same height, f. spalla shoulder. Cf. Sp. espalera, espaldera, of same meaning.]

1   1.  A kind of lattice-work or frame-work of stakes upon which fruit-trees or ornamental shrubs are trained; also the stakes individually.

2 1741.  Compl. Fam. Piece, II. iii. 356. Repair your Espaliers, and fasten your Fruit-trees thereto.

3 1754.  Dodsley, Agriculture, II. (R.). His ripening fruits Display their sweet temptations from the wall, Or from the gay espalier.

4 1816.  Kirby & Spence, Entomol., xiv. (1828), I. 436. The upright putrescent espaliers of vine-props.

5 1862.  Ansted, Channel Isl., II. viii. 168. The willow … is much used, its young shoots being employed to tie up the fruit trees to the espaliers.

6   2.  A fruit-tree trained on a lattice, usually of woodwork, or on stakes.

7 1662.  Evelyn, Kal. Hort. (1729), 223. Plant your fairest Tulips … under Espaliers.

8 1731.  Pope, Ep. Burlington, 78. Behold Villario’s ten years toil compleat, His Quincunx darkens, his Espaliers meet.

9 1796.  Morse, Amer. Geog., I. 541. Espaliers of European grapes in gardens have long ago been introduced.

10 1833.  Tennyson, Blackbird. The espaliers and the standards all Are thine.

11   † 3.  A row of trees so trained. Obs.

12 1712.  J. James, trans. Le Blond’s Gardening, 3. A Fruit-Garden planted … in long Espaliers.

13 1725.  Bradley, Fam. Dict., s.v. Batardier, Fruit-Trees … placed in Espaliers or elsewhere, instead of a dead Tree.

14   4.  attrib. and Comb., chiefly simple attrib.; also espalierwise adv., in the form of an espalier.

15 1717.  Berkeley, Tour Italy, 16 Jan. Espalier hedges … make the ornaments of this place.

16 1727.  Bradley, Fam. Dict., s.v. Garden Fences, The Horse-Chesnut … will bear forming Espalierwise.

17 1806.  Miss Mitford, in L’Estrange, Friendship (1882), I. 20. One of the espalier apple-trees in the garden is a perfect picture.

18 1858.  Glenny, Gard. Every-day Bk., 102/1. Espalier Trees may be much more easily cleaned of vermin, because within reach.

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