English-Thai Dictionary

espalier

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ESPALIER

n.[L. palus, a stake or pole. ] A row of trees planted about a garden or in hedges, so as to inclose quarters or separate parts, and trained up to a lattice of wood-work, or fastened to stakes, forming a close hedge or shelter to protect plants against injuries from wind or weather.

 

ESPALIER

v.t.To form an espalier, or to protect by an espalier.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ESPALIER

Es *pal "ier, n. Etym: [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as F. épaule. See Epaulet. ] (Hort. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

ESPALIER

Es *pal "ier, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espaliered; p. pr. & vb. n.Espaliering.]

 

Defn: To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

espalier

es pal ier |iˈspalyər, -yā ɪˈspæliər | ▶noun a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes. • a lattice or framework of this type. ▶verb [ with obj. ] train (a tree or shrub ) in such a way. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian spalliera, from spalla ‘shoulder, ’ from Latin spatula (see spatula ), in late Latin ‘shoulder blade. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

espalier

espalier |ɪˈspaljə, ɛ- | ▶noun a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice. • a lattice for an espaliered tree or shrub. ▶verb [ with obj. ] train (a tree or shrub ) to grow flat against a wall. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian spalliera, from spalla ‘shoulder ’, from Latin spatula (see spatula ), in late Latin ‘shoulder blade ’.

 

French Dictionary

espalier

espalier n. m. nom masculin Mur le long duquel on plante des rangées d ’arbres fruitiers parfois soutenus par des treillis. : Culture en espaliers.