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topiary, a. (n.) Gardening.|ˈtəʊpɪərɪ|
Also 6–7 -arie.
[ad. rare L. topiāri-us: see prec. Cf. F. topiaire adj. and n. (Rabelais, 1548).]
Consisting in clipping and trimming shrubs, etc. into ornamental or fantastic shapes.
1592R. D. Hypnerotomachia 51 By a turnyng downe the transomes, did joyne decently one with the other with a Topiarie woorke. [Cf. F. ouvrage topiaire.] 1644Evelyn Diary 22 Oct., There was much topiary worke, and columns in architecture about the hedges. a1680Butler Rem. (1759) I. 184 No topiary Hedge of Quickset Was e're so neatly cut. 1838–9Hallam Hist. Lit. IV. iv. v. §52 Rapin was a great admirer of box and all topiary works, or trees cut into artificial forms. 1902Lond. Mag. June 474 A topiary garden is by no means an inexpensive hobby to indulge in.
b. n. The topiary art; the training and clipping of trees into artificial shapes.
1908Sphere 10 Oct. 30/1 Topiary is essentially the art of a leisurely age, for it takes a long time to develop a tree into the acquired shape.
Senses in Dict. become A., B. 1. Add: [B.] 2. A piece or example of topiary work; a topiary garden.
1904Curtis & Gibson Bk. Topiary 41, I believe it to be better to combine the Topiary proper and the flower garden. 1974S. Pierot Ivy Bk. xvi. 118 You can fashion a complicated topiary in a day... Topiaries made with ivy have become a popular..pastime. 1989Holiday Which? Mar. 86/2 Severe yew topiary encloses a stately parterre where herbaceous flowers rise in fountains of colour. |