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topiarian

UK/ˌtəʊ.piˈɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌtoʊ.piˈɛɹi.ən/

topiarian adjective: of or pertaining to topiary.

Adjective

topiarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to topiary.
    • the topiarian artist1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and...
    • [T]he southern court of the ballium had become a flower-garden, with quaint terraces, statues, knots of flowers, clipped yews and hollies, and all the pedantries of the topiarian art.1855, Charles Kingsley, “The True and Tragical History of Mr. John Oxenham of Plymouth”, in Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge...

Origin of topiarian

From topiary + -an.

Words that rhyme with topiarian

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Questions about topiarian

What does topiarian mean?
Topiarian means of or pertaining to topiary.
What part of speech is topiarian?
Topiarian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce topiarian?
Topiarian is pronounced /ˌtəʊ.piˈɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near topiarian in the dictionary

  1. tophs
  2. tophus
  3. topi
  4. Topi Topi
  5. topia
  6. topiarian
  7. topiaried
  8. topiaries
  9. topiarist
  10. topiarists
  11. topiary

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