The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pleached — adjective 1. : twined together : interlaced 2. : formed by the lacing of branches : fenced or covered over by intertwined boughs pleached bower Shakespeare away from the house to the pleached walk that led … down to the river Louis Bromfield … Useful english dictionary
pleached alley — ▪ garden path garden path, on each side of which living branches have been intertwined in such a way that a wall of self supporting living foliage has grown up. To treat each side of a garden walk, or alley, with pleaching and thus make a… … Universalium
pleached — adjective entwine or interlace (tree branches) to form a hedge or provide cover for an outdoor walkway. → pleach … English new terms dictionary
thick-pleached — thickˈ pleached adjective (Shakespeare) Closely interwoven • • • Main Entry: ↑thick … Useful english dictionary
self-pleached — a. Intertwined, intertwisted … New dictionary of synonyms
Pleaching — is the art of training trees into a raised hedge or to form a quincunx. Commonly, deciduous trees are planted in lines, then shaped to form a flat plane above the ground level. Branches are woven together, their bark wounded at the joins and… … Wikipedia
Pleach — Pleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleaching}.] [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind together. Cf. {Plash} to pleach.] To unite by interweaving, as branches of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pleaching — Pleach Pleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleaching}.] [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind together. Cf. {Plash} to pleach.] To unite by interweaving, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chatsworth House — across the River Derwent, with the Hunting Tower visible above Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield (GB Grid SK260700). It is… … Wikipedia
Wilton House — is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire. It has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years.The first recorded building on the site of Wilton House was of a priory founded by King Egbert… … Wikipedia
