espalier UK /ɪˈspalɪə/US /ɪˈspæl.jɚ/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.The garment stalls carried the traditional blue vine-dressers' outfits, sunhats, and the great willow pitchforks grown in espalier at villages like Sauve. — 1974 •A plant that has been shaped in this manner.It is on this rocky surface that one finds many of the growth forms associated with extreme life conditions: polsters, mat plants, espaliers. — 1915 •A row of plants that have been shaped in this manner.Often some night-animal, hedgehog or weasel, setting out on the hunt, disturbed the lovers, or sometimes they heard a ripe peach falling all alone from the espalier. — 1886 verb1 •To train a plant in this manner. formsespaliered · espaliering · espaliers
