topiary
IPA: tˈoʊpiɛri
noun
- (uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.
- (countable) A garden decorated with such art.
- (countable) One such shrub or tree.
adjective
- Of, or relating to art of topiaries.
- Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape.
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Examples of "topiary" in Sentences
- Scenery involves aesthetics that raise guest happiness slightly, such as topiary art, lightposts, or benches.
- I try to hide behind the topiary and follow the Phils-Nationals game on my Droid, but gardeners run me to earth.
- It features the new Bouquet Bunch stamp set from the Summer Mini and lining up the topiary was a cinch with the new clear mount stamps.
- Inspired by the ancient art of topiary, these sofas, armchairs and tables have been crafted in a light and minimal fashion to expose only the versatility of metal.
- In that sense, topiary is almost the opposite of arborsculpture in that you're only trimming the foliage, whereas in arborsculpture, you're only working with the trunk.
- When a number of such trees are growing together, the place is called a topiary, and lately people who can afford the money have been contriving topiaries in some parts of their grounds.
- Created by designer Paola Navone and inspired by the art of topiary, it will not only make for a comfortable seating experience surrounded by nature, but also for a true figurative art for your garden.
- Topiary was originally defined as ornamental gardening, so you could say, to be technical, that arborsculpture is a branch of topiary, but the word topiary is more commonly used to describe the shaping of foliage.
- The croquet match in the topiary is a standout, and Nolan's flair for visual effects is confirmed by the now famous scene in which the King whips off his powdered gray "hair" to reveal that, all along, it has been a wig.
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