ESPALIERS
Noun
espaliers
plural of espalier
Verb
espaliers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of espalier
Source: Wiktionary
ESPALIER
Es*pal"ier, n. Etym: [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as F. Ă©paule. See Epaulet.] (Hort.)
Definition: A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. And figs from standard and espalier join. Pope.
Es*pal"ier, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espaliered; p. pr. & vb. n. Espaliering.]
Definition: To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.
ESPALIER
Es*pal"ier, n. Etym: [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as F. Ă©paule. See Epaulet.] (Hort.)
Definition: A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained. And figs from standard and espalier join. Pope.
Es*pal"ier, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espaliered; p. pr. & vb. n. Espaliering.]
Definition: To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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