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Webster 1913 Edition
Topiary
Top′i-a-ry
,Adj.
[L.
topiarius
belonging to ornamental gardening, fr. topia
(sc. opera
) ornamental gardening, fr. Gr. [GREEK] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Topiary
TOP'IARY
,Adj.