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(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.

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topiary

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Source Word

topiary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtəʊpjəɹi/

Noun

uncountable countable

(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.

Japanese Meaning

(不可算) 低木や樹木を芸術的または装飾的な形に剪定する技法・実践 / (可算) その技法を施した庭園 / (可算) その技法で形作られた低木や樹木

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The gardener spent the afternoon practicing topiary, turning a row of boxwoods into whimsical animals.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

庭師は午後をトピアリーの練習に費やし、ツゲの列を風変わりな動物の形に仕立てた。

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(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.

The palace garden might have had a semblance of coolness had there been any trees, but the tallest things were fanciful topiary, tortured into the shapes of running horses or bears performing tumblers’ tricks or the like.

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