espalier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: espalier	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for espalier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
espalier n a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Espalier \Espal"ier\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espaliered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espaliering}.] To form an espalier* of, or to protect by an espalier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Espalier \Espal"ier\, n. [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr. spalla shoulder, the same word as F. [82]paule. See {Epaulet}.] (Hort.) 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.