Word: espalier

Category: espalier

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Related words: espalier

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Synonyms: espalier

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: espalier

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german
Translations:
spalier
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french
Translations:
haie, espalier
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russian
Translations:
шпалеры, обои
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czech
Translations:
špalír
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polish
Translations:
szpaler
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ukrainian
Translations:
шпалери
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slovenian
Translations:
špalír

The meaning and "use of": espalier

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. - Because the fruit is so good, the trees are best grown as espaliers in a small garden, which will maximise fruit production against tree size.
verb
  • train (a tree or shrub) to grow flat against a wall. - Once you know what you are doing, you can prune 12 dwarf espaliered trees in an hour or maybe two each year.

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