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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Topiary  \Top"i*a*ry\,  a.  [L.  topiarius  belonging  to  ornamental 
  gardening,  fr  topia  (sc.  opera)  ornamental  gardening,  fr 
  Gr  ?  a  place.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  ornamental  gardening;  produced  by 
  cutting,  trimming,  etc.;  topiarian. 
 
  {Topiary  work},  arbors,  shrubbery,  hedges,  or  the  like  cut 
  and  trimmed  into  fanciful  forms,  as  of  animals,  buildings, 
  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  topiary 
  n  1:  a  garden  having  shrubs  clipped  or  trimmed  into  decorative 
  shapes  especially  of  animals 
  2:  making  decorative  shapes  by  trimming  shrubs  or  trees 




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