topiary
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- noun
- /ˈtoʊpiˌɛri/
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topiaria
- Back home, my topiary moose is starting to look a little shabby around the antlers.
- topiary garden
- topiary trees
- topiary sculptures
Examples
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Whimsical topiary figures, rare cacti, and lush tropical plants create year-round beauty in the gardens' greenhouses.
Academic text (1997) -
But it was Lillian, bearing an utterly useless topiary dog as a gift.
Fiction book (2000) -
But I love the way the topiaries look so pretty.
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We met in the summerhouse behind the topiary.
Fiction book (1998) -
And the rosebush topiaries, they're flawless.
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There were huge, life-size elephants, camels, and kangaroos in topiary, rising out of the ground on firm big feet.
Blog text (19) -
"We gazed out at the topiary sculptures dotting the lawn: a bear, a dolphin, Atlas shouldering the world."
Fiction book (1998) -
The gardens had since been pruned to reveal ornamental trees, topiary animals, and small mazes with benches at their centers; the angled hedge had been clipped to read "INFANTS HOSPITAL."
Fiction book (1996) -
The garden was filled with beautiful topiary, shaped like various animals and figures.
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Visitors to the park admired the intricate topiary sculptures that adorned the pathways.
How Decorative
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Topiary comes from Latin topiarius, which means 'of an ornamental garden', and from Greek topos, which means 'place'. So a single tree or bush trimmed into an animal or design is called a topiary, because it becomes a small 'made place' in the garden.