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es⋅pal⋅ier
[i-spal-yer, -yey] 
–noun
| 1. | a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane. |
| 2. | a plant so trained. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to train on an espalier. |
| 4. | to furnish with an espalier. |
Origin:
1655–65; < F, MF: trellis < It spalliera back rest, espalier, equiv. to spall(a) shoulder, support + -iera -ier 2
1655–65; < F, MF: trellis < It spalliera back rest, espalier, equiv. to spall(a) shoulder, support + -iera -ier 2
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| es·pal·ier (ĭ-spāl'yər, -yā') n.
[French, from Italian spalliera, shoulder support, from spalla, shoulder, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade, from Latin; see spatula.] |
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