Crossword-Solution: TOPIARY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Topiary | a. | Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian. |
We have 14 clues for the answer “TOPIARY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Botanical sculpture | 1 answer |
| Decorative shrub | 1 answer |
| It needs to be kept in shape | 1 answer |
| Ornamental gardening. | 1 answer |
| Pink elephants, perhaps | 1 answer |
| Sculpture form using shrubs | 1 answer |
| Specialty of Edward Scissorhands | 1 answer |
| TRAINING and clipping of trees and shrubs into ornamental shapes | 1 answer |
| The art of sculpted shrubbery | 1 answer |
| making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees | 1 answer |
| Horticultural art | 2 answers |
| Ornamental garden | 2 answers |
| Clip art? | 3 answers |
| ornamental shrub | 19 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERATE
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greedy person
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Sentences with TOPIARY (5)
The popular taste in these matters is to be seen in the prevalent high appreciation of topiary work and of the conventional flower-beds of public grounds.
Through mullioned windows we caught glimpses of gardens and geometrical parterres, lakes, fountains, statuary, fantastic topiary and distant stretches of park.
TOPIARY WORK.--Trees and hedges cut into the forms of birds, animals, etc., are often to be seen in the tea-leaves; this sign assures you of the fact that those things for which you must wait longest are those which will give most joy.
Pliny, in his description of his Tuscan villa, speaks of some of his trees having been cut into letters and the forms of animals, and of others placed in such regular order that they reminded the spectator of files of soldiers.[121] The Dutch therefore should not bear all the odium of the topiary style of gardening which they are said to have introduced into England and other countries of Europe.
May I suggest to all owners of dogs of this highly intelligent breed that they should use them (1) for digging in gardens and allotments; (2) in place of caddies on golf links? May I add that poodles ought not to be shaved with a safety-razor, but should be trimmed by a topiary expert? I am, Sir, Yours faithfully, MAISIE MIMRAM.
Quotes with TOPIARY (3)
Imagine for a moment that you are the proud owner of a large house which you have spent years of your life painting and decorating and filling with everything you love. It's your home. It's something you've made your own, something for you to be remembered by, something that, perhaps years later, your children and grandchildren can visit and get a view of your life in. It's part of your creativity, your hard work... it's your property. Now suppose you decide to go camping for…
He was red with anger, except where he was white with rage. When he spoke, his words seared through the air like so many knives, clipped as topiary, crisp as biscuits.
Found in trees. Sometimes also in old silent movie theaters, seaside zoos, magic shops, hat shops, time-travel shops, topiary gardents, cowboy boots, castle turrets, comet museums, dog pounds, mermaid ponds, dragon lairs, library stacks (the ones in the back), piles of leaves, piles of pancakes, the belly of a fiddle, the bell of a flower, or in the company of wild herds of typewriters. But mostly in trees.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 12 times in crossword archives (1954–2024).