Definition of topiary in English:

topiary

nounPlural topiaries ˈtəʊpɪəriˈtoʊpiˌɛri

mass noun

1The art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes.
林木修剪术，林木修剪
as modifier a specialist in topiary art
Example sentencesExamples
- The garden she made is so well known today and has been so influential, that it is difficult to remember how unfashionable formal gardens, knots and topiary once were.
- Pollarding and topiary are extreme examples of pruning to create a desired, unnatural effect.
- In fact, topiary pruning can create health hazards for the plant, lower it's value and waste time and money.
- My topiary skills are not highly developed but at least it looks a little more under control, now.
- The horticultural art of topiary dates back at least 2,000 years, to when the ancient Romans cut bushes and trees into ornamental shapes.
- After you've gotten the knack of making a simply topiary shape, you can try more elaborate shapes, such as animals and giant birds.
- You could always choose to retreat - give up bodybuilding and transfer your energy into Civil War re-enactments or topiary gardening - but you didn't turn to this page only to give up on your dream.
- Along that stretch of two-lane, one encounters a remarkable range of topiary and ornamental eccentricity.
- In 1625, Francis Bacon, whose famous essay opens ‘God first planted a garden: it is the greatest of human pleasures ’, dismissed popular knot gardens and topiary with a sneer.
- Small-leafed, slow-growing types of geraniums lend themselves to the painstaking art of topiary.
- Some 200 plants have been sculpted by topiary experts into different designs and there are at least 800 hanging baskets.
- Lemon verbena is also useful for topiary work, making nice large standards.
- Some varieties lend themselves to topiary sculpture, espalier, or bonsai training.
- A topiary features plants trimmed into the shapes of animals and birds.
- But in Young's opinion bonsai is no worse than cutting grass, pruning roses or keeping topiary.
- A secondary aim of topiary pruning is to determine the root.
- More experienced gardeners may care to have a go at cloud topiary, a Buddhist idea that transforms a bushy shrub into a miniature tree using the inner framework of branches to support a floating ‘cloud’ of foliage.
- Outdoors, I put a lot of time into gardening; propagating slow growing trees and succulents and practising topiary.
- An outstanding example of violently abusing plants for our entertainment is topiary art.
1. 1.1 Shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes.
  （被修剪的）林木，整形树
  a cottage surrounded by topiary and flowers
  一处被整形树和花卉包围的农舍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  An intricately designed knot garden is the centrepiece, with box hedging and topiary cones forming an outer frame.
  The south terrace was pushed out to form a larger lawn which was decorated with topiary evergreens, as well as urns and a tazza purchased from the Horticultural Society.
  Using both live and dried plants, you'll learn how to select materials, frames, and containers, then plant, train, prune, and clip your topiary.
  You can make and maintain 25 stunning topiaries to add elegance and beauty to your home.
  The magnolias are clipped into pyramids and underplanted with topiary balls that will eventually meld into each other to create a cloud hedge.
  The stolen goods, four of 15 topiary shrubs snatched from Whitehall garden centre, Corsham Road, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  She says: ‘The form of the sculpture comes from the fantastic topiary trees they have there.’
  There were two expensive holly topiaries planted on either side of the tall elegant columns at the front door.
  Container and garden grown rosemary takes well to training into topiaries.
  All that remains of the eighteenth-century Italian garden are three terraces with geometric topiary shrubs.
  This year's he'll be showing a striking mix of traditional and modern topiary shapes in box, yew and bay, with a ground cover of sedum.
  Rowe's yard in Vinings, Georgia, has indisputable African antecedents, as manifested in its topiary, fruit trees, swept-dirt grounds, and highly varied adornments.
  The 16.5 acre site boasts natural woodland, a Japanese garden, sunken lawns, topiary and an orangery.
  Solid, structural plants, particularly clipped topiary shapes, have been used to mark the entrances to homes for centuries.
  We dug up the misplaced topiary and turned it around.
  He values all of his customers whether they are shopping for an elaborate piece of box topiary priced in the thousands, or a couple of pot plants.
  She continued: ‘You can also combine traditional ideas with new ones, to create a sensational seasonal topiary tree.’
  The outside of the mansion of which the party was being held is a gigantic garden filled with topiary animals of all kinds, elegant fountains, and colorful paper lanterns and twinkling lights.
  The middle of the lawn was exceptionally spacious, and topiary trees had been strategically placed in a row.
  It includes a contemporary parterre planted with 16 abstract topiary shapes.

Derivatives

topiarian

adjective təʊpɪˈɛːrɪən

Goats are over-plentiful here, and the hollies, oaks and thorns along the path have been gnawed by them into quaint patterns like the topiarian work in old-fashioned gardens.
Example sentencesExamples
- Byatt's stories simmer with a sensuality and passion which, like topiarian trees in a formal garden, are pruned and trained into cultivated shapes whilst retaining the wild scent of the orchard.
- From the swimming pool you can enjoy a superb vista on the terracing with the symmetric pattern made by Bolgheri Cypresses, topiarian boxes and exemplary orange trees.
- The grounds are magnificent with an attractive walled garden, a topiarian maze and nature trails.
- It was surrounded by tall clipped hedges of yew and holly, some of which still exhibited the skill of the topiarian artist, and presented curious arm-chairs, towers, and the figures of Saint George and the Dragon.
- The gardens have small topiarian trees, rose arbours, palm and lemon trees and a profusion of colourful flowers.

topiarist

noun

I'd finished putting some chunky brass screws into the fence panels ripped loose by the rampaging Italian topiarists and was getting ready to fill up the birds' seed feeders.
Example sentencesExamples
- James had run his hair salon - Total Look in Epsom - for 20 years when he made a momentous decision four years ago: he would become a topiarist, and trim trees and bushes instead of hair.
- It's all down to the skill, imagination and personality of the topiarist in question.
- He was an expert topiarist (a hippy Edward Scissorhands) and his friends said he could make a fortune if got some brochures done and set his sights beyond the village.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French topiaire, from Latin topiarius 'ornamental gardener', from topia opera 'fancy gardening', from a diminutive of Greek topos 'place'.

Topiary is from French topiaire, from Latin topia opera ‘fancy gardening’.

Definition of topiary in US English:

topiary

nounˈtōpēˌerēˈtoʊpiˌɛri

1The art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes.
林木修剪术，林木修剪
Example sentencesExamples
- You could always choose to retreat - give up bodybuilding and transfer your energy into Civil War re-enactments or topiary gardening - but you didn't turn to this page only to give up on your dream.
- Outdoors, I put a lot of time into gardening; propagating slow growing trees and succulents and practising topiary.
- A secondary aim of topiary pruning is to determine the root.
- But in Young's opinion bonsai is no worse than cutting grass, pruning roses or keeping topiary.
- Lemon verbena is also useful for topiary work, making nice large standards.
- In fact, topiary pruning can create health hazards for the plant, lower it's value and waste time and money.
- Small-leafed, slow-growing types of geraniums lend themselves to the painstaking art of topiary.
- My topiary skills are not highly developed but at least it looks a little more under control, now.
- Some varieties lend themselves to topiary sculpture, espalier, or bonsai training.
- The horticultural art of topiary dates back at least 2,000 years, to when the ancient Romans cut bushes and trees into ornamental shapes.
- An outstanding example of violently abusing plants for our entertainment is topiary art.
- After you've gotten the knack of making a simply topiary shape, you can try more elaborate shapes, such as animals and giant birds.
- Pollarding and topiary are extreme examples of pruning to create a desired, unnatural effect.
- Some 200 plants have been sculpted by topiary experts into different designs and there are at least 800 hanging baskets.
- More experienced gardeners may care to have a go at cloud topiary, a Buddhist idea that transforms a bushy shrub into a miniature tree using the inner framework of branches to support a floating ‘cloud’ of foliage.
- A topiary features plants trimmed into the shapes of animals and birds.
- In 1625, Francis Bacon, whose famous essay opens ‘God first planted a garden: it is the greatest of human pleasures ’, dismissed popular knot gardens and topiary with a sneer.
- The garden she made is so well known today and has been so influential, that it is difficult to remember how unfashionable formal gardens, knots and topiary once were.
- Along that stretch of two-lane, one encounters a remarkable range of topiary and ornamental eccentricity.
1. 1.1 Shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes.
  （被修剪的）林木，整形树
  a cottage surrounded by topiary and flowers
  一处被整形树和花卉包围的农舍。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The middle of the lawn was exceptionally spacious, and topiary trees had been strategically placed in a row.
  Solid, structural plants, particularly clipped topiary shapes, have been used to mark the entrances to homes for centuries.
  Rowe's yard in Vinings, Georgia, has indisputable African antecedents, as manifested in its topiary, fruit trees, swept-dirt grounds, and highly varied adornments.
  There were two expensive holly topiaries planted on either side of the tall elegant columns at the front door.
  The south terrace was pushed out to form a larger lawn which was decorated with topiary evergreens, as well as urns and a tazza purchased from the Horticultural Society.
  It includes a contemporary parterre planted with 16 abstract topiary shapes.
  Container and garden grown rosemary takes well to training into topiaries.
  The magnolias are clipped into pyramids and underplanted with topiary balls that will eventually meld into each other to create a cloud hedge.
  She says: ‘The form of the sculpture comes from the fantastic topiary trees they have there.’
  You can make and maintain 25 stunning topiaries to add elegance and beauty to your home.
  The stolen goods, four of 15 topiary shrubs snatched from Whitehall garden centre, Corsham Road, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  All that remains of the eighteenth-century Italian garden are three terraces with geometric topiary shrubs.
  An intricately designed knot garden is the centrepiece, with box hedging and topiary cones forming an outer frame.
  This year's he'll be showing a striking mix of traditional and modern topiary shapes in box, yew and bay, with a ground cover of sedum.
  Using both live and dried plants, you'll learn how to select materials, frames, and containers, then plant, train, prune, and clip your topiary.
  She continued: ‘You can also combine traditional ideas with new ones, to create a sensational seasonal topiary tree.’
  We dug up the misplaced topiary and turned it around.
  The outside of the mansion of which the party was being held is a gigantic garden filled with topiary animals of all kinds, elegant fountains, and colorful paper lanterns and twinkling lights.
  He values all of his customers whether they are shopping for an elaborate piece of box topiary priced in the thousands, or a couple of pot plants.
  The 16.5 acre site boasts natural woodland, a Japanese garden, sunken lawns, topiary and an orangery.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French topiaire, from Latin topiarius ‘ornamental gardener’, from topia opera ‘fancy gardening’, from a diminutive of Greek topos ‘place’.

词汇	topiary
释义	Definition of topiary in English: topiary nounPlural topiaries ˈtəʊpɪəriˈtoʊpiˌɛri mass noun 1The art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes. 林木修剪术，林木修剪 as modifier a specialist in topiary art Example sentencesExamples The garden she made is so well known today and has been so influential, that it is difficult to remember how unfashionable formal gardens, knots and topiary once were. Pollarding and topiary are extreme examples of pruning to create a desired, unnatural effect. In fact, topiary pruning can create health hazards for the plant, lower it's value and waste time and money. My topiary skills are not highly developed but at least it looks a little more under control, now. The horticultural art of topiary dates back at least 2,000 years, to when the ancient Romans cut bushes and trees into ornamental shapes. After you've gotten the knack of making a simply topiary shape, you can try more elaborate shapes, such as animals and giant birds. You could always choose to retreat - give up bodybuilding and transfer your energy into Civil War re-enactments or topiary gardening - but you didn't turn to this page only to give up on your dream. Along that stretch of two-lane, one encounters a remarkable range of topiary and ornamental eccentricity. In 1625, Francis Bacon, whose famous essay opens ‘God first planted a garden: it is the greatest of human pleasures ’, dismissed popular knot gardens and topiary with a sneer. Small-leafed, slow-growing types of geraniums lend themselves to the painstaking art of topiary. Some 200 plants have been sculpted by topiary experts into different designs and there are at least 800 hanging baskets. Lemon verbena is also useful for topiary work, making nice large standards. Some varieties lend themselves to topiary sculpture, espalier, or bonsai training. A topiary features plants trimmed into the shapes of animals and birds. But in Young's opinion bonsai is no worse than cutting grass, pruning roses or keeping topiary. A secondary aim of topiary pruning is to determine the root. More experienced gardeners may care to have a go at cloud topiary, a Buddhist idea that transforms a bushy shrub into a miniature tree using the inner framework of branches to support a floating ‘cloud’ of foliage. Outdoors, I put a lot of time into gardening; propagating slow growing trees and succulents and practising topiary. An outstanding example of violently abusing plants for our entertainment is topiary art. 1.1 Shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes. （被修剪的）林木，整形树 a cottage surrounded by topiary and flowers 一处被整形树和花卉包围的农舍。 Example sentencesExamples An intricately designed knot garden is the centrepiece, with box hedging and topiary cones forming an outer frame. The south terrace was pushed out to form a larger lawn which was decorated with topiary evergreens, as well as urns and a tazza purchased from the Horticultural Society. Using both live and dried plants, you'll learn how to select materials, frames, and containers, then plant, train, prune, and clip your topiary. You can make and maintain 25 stunning topiaries to add elegance and beauty to your home. The magnolias are clipped into pyramids and underplanted with topiary balls that will eventually meld into each other to create a cloud hedge. The stolen goods, four of 15 topiary shrubs snatched from Whitehall garden centre, Corsham Road, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday morning. She says: ‘The form of the sculpture comes from the fantastic topiary trees they have there.’ There were two expensive holly topiaries planted on either side of the tall elegant columns at the front door. Container and garden grown rosemary takes well to training into topiaries. All that remains of the eighteenth-century Italian garden are three terraces with geometric topiary shrubs. This year's he'll be showing a striking mix of traditional and modern topiary shapes in box, yew and bay, with a ground cover of sedum. Rowe's yard in Vinings, Georgia, has indisputable African antecedents, as manifested in its topiary, fruit trees, swept-dirt grounds, and highly varied adornments. The 16.5 acre site boasts natural woodland, a Japanese garden, sunken lawns, topiary and an orangery. Solid, structural plants, particularly clipped topiary shapes, have been used to mark the entrances to homes for centuries. We dug up the misplaced topiary and turned it around. He values all of his customers whether they are shopping for an elaborate piece of box topiary priced in the thousands, or a couple of pot plants. She continued: ‘You can also combine traditional ideas with new ones, to create a sensational seasonal topiary tree.’ The outside of the mansion of which the party was being held is a gigantic garden filled with topiary animals of all kinds, elegant fountains, and colorful paper lanterns and twinkling lights. The middle of the lawn was exceptionally spacious, and topiary trees had been strategically placed in a row. It includes a contemporary parterre planted with 16 abstract topiary shapes. Derivatives topiarian adjective təʊpɪˈɛːrɪən Goats are over-plentiful here, and the hollies, oaks and thorns along the path have been gnawed by them into quaint patterns like the topiarian work in old-fashioned gardens. Example sentencesExamples Byatt's stories simmer with a sensuality and passion which, like topiarian trees in a formal garden, are pruned and trained into cultivated shapes whilst retaining the wild scent of the orchard. From the swimming pool you can enjoy a superb vista on the terracing with the symmetric pattern made by Bolgheri Cypresses, topiarian boxes and exemplary orange trees. The grounds are magnificent with an attractive walled garden, a topiarian maze and nature trails. It was surrounded by tall clipped hedges of yew and holly, some of which still exhibited the skill of the topiarian artist, and presented curious arm-chairs, towers, and the figures of Saint George and the Dragon. The gardens have small topiarian trees, rose arbours, palm and lemon trees and a profusion of colourful flowers. topiarist noun I'd finished putting some chunky brass screws into the fence panels ripped loose by the rampaging Italian topiarists and was getting ready to fill up the birds' seed feeders. Example sentencesExamples James had run his hair salon - Total Look in Epsom - for 20 years when he made a momentous decision four years ago: he would become a topiarist, and trim trees and bushes instead of hair. It's all down to the skill, imagination and personality of the topiarist in question. He was an expert topiarist (a hippy Edward Scissorhands) and his friends said he could make a fortune if got some brochures done and set his sights beyond the village. Origin Late 16th century: from French topiaire, from Latin topiarius 'ornamental gardener', from topia opera 'fancy gardening', from a diminutive of Greek topos 'place'. Topiary is from French topiaire, from Latin topia opera ‘fancy gardening’. Definition of topiary in US English: topiary nounˈtōpēˌerēˈtoʊpiˌɛri 1The art or practice of clipping shrubs or trees into ornamental shapes. 林木修剪术，林木修剪 Example sentencesExamples You could always choose to retreat - give up bodybuilding and transfer your energy into Civil War re-enactments or topiary gardening - but you didn't turn to this page only to give up on your dream. Outdoors, I put a lot of time into gardening; propagating slow growing trees and succulents and practising topiary. A secondary aim of topiary pruning is to determine the root. But in Young's opinion bonsai is no worse than cutting grass, pruning roses or keeping topiary. Lemon verbena is also useful for topiary work, making nice large standards. In fact, topiary pruning can create health hazards for the plant, lower it's value and waste time and money. Small-leafed, slow-growing types of geraniums lend themselves to the painstaking art of topiary. My topiary skills are not highly developed but at least it looks a little more under control, now. Some varieties lend themselves to topiary sculpture, espalier, or bonsai training. The horticultural art of topiary dates back at least 2,000 years, to when the ancient Romans cut bushes and trees into ornamental shapes. An outstanding example of violently abusing plants for our entertainment is topiary art. After you've gotten the knack of making a simply topiary shape, you can try more elaborate shapes, such as animals and giant birds. Pollarding and topiary are extreme examples of pruning to create a desired, unnatural effect. Some 200 plants have been sculpted by topiary experts into different designs and there are at least 800 hanging baskets. More experienced gardeners may care to have a go at cloud topiary, a Buddhist idea that transforms a bushy shrub into a miniature tree using the inner framework of branches to support a floating ‘cloud’ of foliage. A topiary features plants trimmed into the shapes of animals and birds. In 1625, Francis Bacon, whose famous essay opens ‘God first planted a garden: it is the greatest of human pleasures ’, dismissed popular knot gardens and topiary with a sneer. The garden she made is so well known today and has been so influential, that it is difficult to remember how unfashionable formal gardens, knots and topiary once were. Along that stretch of two-lane, one encounters a remarkable range of topiary and ornamental eccentricity. 1.1 Shrubs or trees clipped into ornamental shapes. （被修剪的）林木，整形树 a cottage surrounded by topiary and flowers 一处被整形树和花卉包围的农舍。 Example sentencesExamples The middle of the lawn was exceptionally spacious, and topiary trees had been strategically placed in a row. Solid, structural plants, particularly clipped topiary shapes, have been used to mark the entrances to homes for centuries. Rowe's yard in Vinings, Georgia, has indisputable African antecedents, as manifested in its topiary, fruit trees, swept-dirt grounds, and highly varied adornments. There were two expensive holly topiaries planted on either side of the tall elegant columns at the front door. The south terrace was pushed out to form a larger lawn which was decorated with topiary evergreens, as well as urns and a tazza purchased from the Horticultural Society. It includes a contemporary parterre planted with 16 abstract topiary shapes. Container and garden grown rosemary takes well to training into topiaries. The magnolias are clipped into pyramids and underplanted with topiary balls that will eventually meld into each other to create a cloud hedge. She says: ‘The form of the sculpture comes from the fantastic topiary trees they have there.’ You can make and maintain 25 stunning topiaries to add elegance and beauty to your home. The stolen goods, four of 15 topiary shrubs snatched from Whitehall garden centre, Corsham Road, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday morning. All that remains of the eighteenth-century Italian garden are three terraces with geometric topiary shrubs. An intricately designed knot garden is the centrepiece, with box hedging and topiary cones forming an outer frame. This year's he'll be showing a striking mix of traditional and modern topiary shapes in box, yew and bay, with a ground cover of sedum. Using both live and dried plants, you'll learn how to select materials, frames, and containers, then plant, train, prune, and clip your topiary. She continued: ‘You can also combine traditional ideas with new ones, to create a sensational seasonal topiary tree.’ We dug up the misplaced topiary and turned it around. The outside of the mansion of which the party was being held is a gigantic garden filled with topiary animals of all kinds, elegant fountains, and colorful paper lanterns and twinkling lights. He values all of his customers whether they are shopping for an elaborate piece of box topiary priced in the thousands, or a couple of pot plants. The 16.5 acre site boasts natural woodland, a Japanese garden, sunken lawns, topiary and an orangery. Origin Late 16th century: from French topiaire, from Latin topiarius ‘ornamental gardener’, from topia opera ‘fancy gardening’, from a diminutive of Greek topos ‘place’.
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