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Espalier v. World English Historical Dictionary

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Espalier v. 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 v. [f. prec. sb.] trans. a. To train as an espalier. b. To furnish or surround with an espalier.

1 1810.  Bp. Copleston, Repl. to Edin. Rev., in Mem. (1851), 329. We want not men who are clipped and espaliered into any form which the whim of the gardener may dictate.

2 1846.  in Worcester; and in mod. Dicts.

3   Hence Espaliered ppl. a., Espaliering vbl. sb.

4 1856.  Ruskin, Mod. Paint., IV. V. xi. § 9. Latticed and espaliered cottages.

5 1865.  Miss Braddon, Doctor’s Wife, iii. There were roses and sweet-brier, espaliered apples.

6 1882.  Jrnl. Derbysh. Archæol. Soc., IV. 154. He appears to be engaged in that form of training trees called espaliering.

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