Definitions for topiary

topiary to·pi·ar·y

Spelling: [toh-pee-er-ee]
IPA: /ˈtoʊ piˌɛr i/

Topiary is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 201 anagrams from letters in topiary (aioprty).

Definitions for topiary

noun

  1. topiary work; the topiary art.
  2. a garden containing such work.

adjective

  1. (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
  2. of or relating to such trimming.

Origin of topiary

1585-95; Latin topiārius pertaining to landscape-gardening or to ornamental gardens, equivalent to topi(a) (plural) artificial landscape (Greek tópia (singular topion), diminutive of tópos pl

Examples for topiary

Rapin was a great admirer of box and all topiary works, or trees cut into artificial forms.

May I add that poodles ought not to be shaved with a safety-razor, but should be trimmed by a topiary expert?

He took meeting after meeting with giddy Hollywood executives and pitched them his followup—a sci-fi epic called A topiary.

One of them was topiary, an alleged leader of the LulzSec group.

Unlike those found in the gardens of Colonial days, they should be carefully clipped, sometimes for topiary effects.

There were bushes exhibiting fantastic examples of the topiary art, and here, too, was a sun-dial.

There is a quaint charm in the results of the topiary art, in the prim imagery of evergreens, that all ages have felt.

Real name Hector Monsegur, he helped the FBI level charges on U.K.-based team members topiary and Kayla.

An affected admiration for Dutch topiary also became a fashion.

Through the great number of formal gardens laid out within a few years in America, the topiary art has had a certain revival.

Word Value for topiary
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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