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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Espalier \Es*pal"ier\, n. [F. espalier, fr It spalliera fr
spalla shoulder, the same word as F. ['e]paule. See
{Epaulet}.] (Hort.)
A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are
trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.
And figs from standard and espalier join --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Espalier \Es*pal"ier\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espaliered}; p. pr
& vb n. {Espaliering}.]
To form an espalier of or to protect by an espalier.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
espalier
n : a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained
to grow flat
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